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I’ve had the luxury of designing and delivering my own curriculum for the faculty training work in English-medium instruction I’m carrying out at the Universidad Católica de Manizales, supported by the ICETEX Expertos Internacionales program. One thing that was very important to me as I designed this program was that it be critical. I sought […]
I’m in Colombia, about to lead English-Medium Instruction training for faculty at the Universidad Católica de Manizales (more on this project to come!) I’ve been involved in faculty development in English-medium instruction for the Colombian context before, notably in the Global English-Mediated Classrooms project with Universidad Católica de Manizales (Colombia), Un...
First, I want to say that I’m a bit of an LPP nerd. (That’s language policy and planning to you non-nerds out there). My doctoral research was on LPP, and the Canadian Multidisciplinary Approaches to Language Policy and Planning conference is one of my favourites to attend and present at. So I can’t help but […]
Or, The Value of the Institution’s Language CentreAbstract: This session highlights Canada’s first multi-institutional study on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs, showing how high-quality language instruction, academic preparation, and integration support boost student performance and retention. University EAP students achieved higher GPAs and were more likely to cont...
Managing new vocabulary—be it general academic vocabulary, discipline-specific vocabulary, new instruction-related language, and emergent language—is a major concern for both content and language learning in English-medium instruction (EMI) contexts. (Or if you prefer, Coyle, Hood and Marsh’s (2010) Language Triptych, the language of learning, language for learning, and la...
