How can teacher educators enhance learning and teaching in English-medium education?

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Please note the content of this webinar is not aimed at teachers, and is specifically for teacher educators who have a role in supporting the professional development of teachers.

What is this webinar about?

In many educational contexts English is used as a language of learning and teaching for academic subjects. English as a language of learning and teaching can take a number of forms, including English-medium education (EME), also known as English-medium instruction (EMI), and Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). There are many considerations and factors which influence the appropriacy and effectiveness of English as a language of learning and teaching – not least of which is the need for close collaboration between language specialists and academic subject specialists.

How can English language teachers and teacher educators work together with academic subject teachers who use English as a language of learning and teaching to create environments in which learners develop both their English language skills and their subject knowledge? Ann Veitch, English in a Multilingual World lead at the British Council, discusses how collaborative approaches in English as a language of learning and teaching contexts can help to improve student learning outcomes.

When?

Recorded on Tuesday 23 January 2024, 12.00 - 13.00 (UK time). See what time this is in your location.

About the speaker

Ann is British Council’s global lead for English as a language of learning and teaching and English within multilingual education, responsible for the British Council’s global programme ‘English in a multilingual world’. She is author of the British Council’s perspective on English in higher education – English medium and co-author of a Global mapping of English-medium instruction in higher education. Her interests are in inclusion and equity within English as a language of learning and teaching contexts, multilingual pedagogies and Global Englishes. Based in Scotland, Ann has worked in English language teaching, teacher education, academic and programme management for 23 years. She has worked in Poland, Egypt, Qatar, Tanzania and the UAE.

Supporting material for this webinar

Pre-webinar reading

Find out more with our suggested pre-reading: 

• Teacher collaboration in CLIL
• English language teaching and EMI: Putting research into practice
• English as a medium of instruction – a growing global phenomenon: phase 1

Post-webinar activities

• Introduce this booklet to the teachers you work with and guide them through the relevant activities: Using multilingual approaches
• Find out more and invite your teachers to our free online course: English in a multilingual classroom

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