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WU EMI Training Program

2023

Surin Maisrikrod

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The five-part EMI at WU

(Training for lecturers)

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1. EMI Principles Workshop

2. Best Practices in EMI Teaching and Learning

3. Elective EMI Workshop Series for Language Support

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(English proficiency for students)

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4. Reforming/Restructuring of GenEd English in Y-1

5. EAP/ESP for Students from Y-2 to Final Year�� ��

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EMI Principles Workshop �

  • Why EMI?

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  • EMI and quality graduates 🡪internationally competitive
  • EMI as professional development
  • EMI and internationalization of higher education (EMI experiences in different countries)

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�Best Practices in EMI Teaching and Learning � �

  • Micro-learning (breaking lessons into several small parts)
  • Flipped classroom
  • Providing lecture notes in advance
  • Task-based, small group discussions
  • The language of different disciplines
  • Classroom language (Functional phrases & collocations, Formulaic expressions, academic word list)
  • Resources (EF, The British Council, etc)
  • Technology enhancing EMI
  • Translanguaging

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��Elective EMI Workshop Series for Language Support � �

  • English pronunciation
  • Etc.