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- | English Medium Instruction (EMI) | + | **English Medium Instruction (EMI) |
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An increasing number of higher education institutions are adopting English as the medium of instruction for parts of or entire programs. This means that vital academic exchanges are now taking place more frequently in second languages (L2) from both the teacher and student side. While this clearly enhances not only the international reputation of the university but also the degree of proficiency and confidence in the language of instruction (English, the lingua franca), it can also prove challenging for all parties concerned and thus inhibit communication and ultimately know-how transfer between teachers and students. Currently the University of Freiburg offers 15 Masters programs taught either partially or entirely in English. As this trend is bound to continue, a project team has been established to offer guidance and support to lecturers/ | An increasing number of higher education institutions are adopting English as the medium of instruction for parts of or entire programs. This means that vital academic exchanges are now taking place more frequently in second languages (L2) from both the teacher and student side. While this clearly enhances not only the international reputation of the university but also the degree of proficiency and confidence in the language of instruction (English, the lingua franca), it can also prove challenging for all parties concerned and thus inhibit communication and ultimately know-how transfer between teachers and students. Currently the University of Freiburg offers 15 Masters programs taught either partially or entirely in English. As this trend is bound to continue, a project team has been established to offer guidance and support to lecturers/ | ||
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******Services offered | ******Services offered | ||
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- | * **General | + | * **General courses** to clean up inconsistencies, |
* **Specific courses** such as | * **Specific courses** such as | ||
- | * Language and structuring tips for international settings (link) | + | * Language and structuring tips for international |
* Audience management- fielding and responding to questions and fostering classroom discussion (link) | * Audience management- fielding and responding to questions and fostering classroom discussion (link) | ||
* Vocal and oral pronunciation training (link) | * Vocal and oral pronunciation training (link) | ||
- | * Retooling strategies for international classrooms (link) | ||
* Intercultural aspects dealing with critical incidents (i.e., cultural expectations in academia) (link) | * Intercultural aspects dealing with critical incidents (i.e., cultural expectations in academia) (link) | ||
* Departmental courses/ | * Departmental courses/ | ||
* Presentation workshops for academic and research conferences (link) | * Presentation workshops for academic and research conferences (link) | ||
* **Coaching sessions** individually tailored based upon initial evaluations (link) | * **Coaching sessions** individually tailored based upon initial evaluations (link) | ||
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- | * **Translation services** (link) | + | |
******The benefits | ******The benefits | ||
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* Enhance language soft skills when engaging and guiding students in workshop like environments as well as outside the classroom | * Enhance language soft skills when engaging and guiding students in workshop like environments as well as outside the classroom | ||
* Build communities of practice among colleagues (i.e., sharing best practices and experiences) | * Build communities of practice among colleagues (i.e., sharing best practices and experiences) | ||
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******The next step | ******The next step | ||
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If you are interested in accessing our coaching services, click on the link above to set up an initial meeting where needs and goals are determined before conceiving and scheduling sessions and discussing any additional options. | If you are interested in accessing our coaching services, click on the link above to set up an initial meeting where needs and goals are determined before conceiving and scheduling sessions and discussing any additional options. | ||
- | For any enquiries | + | For any further |
Gregg Dubow-- | Gregg Dubow-- | ||
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- | Joshua Lange-- joshua.lange@sli.uni-freiburg.de | ||
We look forward to working together with you! | We look forward to working together with you! |