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British Council highlights English as a Medium of Instruction

The British Council has explored some of the important questions related to the growth in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in non-English speaking universities worldwide in a recent blog post. Questions discussed include the speed of growth of EMI, the reasons for growth, the benefits and disadvantages of EMI and teacher perceptions of using EMI. EMI also featured as a theme at the British Council Going Global conference on 30th April 2014. Continue reading →

Online Masters in English Language Teaching launched to new global markets

Senior representatives from the University of Southampton and the British Council attended the launch event held yesterday for the expansion of the Online MA in English Language Teaching to new global markets. Developed through a joint partnership between the University and the British Council, our innovative online MA in ELT programme will now be offered to practising teachers across the world, both on an independent basis, and through Ministries of Education and educational institutions. Continue reading →

Modern Languages attends English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) conference in Spain

Chris Sinclair, Director of the English Language Programme in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, recently attended a three-day conference in Segovia, Spain on the theme of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in Higher Education, organised by the British Council. Attended by approximately 50 delegates, mostly from countries within the EU, a large part of the event was devoted to group discussions on themes relating to EMI. Continue reading →

Modern Languages attends English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) conference in Spain

Chris Sinclair, Director of the English Language Programme in Modern Languages at the University of Southampton, recently attended a three-day conference in Segovia, Spain on the theme of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in Higher Education, organised by the British Council. Attended by approximately 50 delegates, mostly from countries within the EU, a large part of the event was devoted to group discussions on themes relating to EMI. Continue reading →

British Council report on UK language needs

On 20 November the British Council launched a report entitled ‘Languages for the Future: Which Languages the UK Needs and Why’, identifying Spanish, Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish and Japanese as the languages most vital to the UK over the next 20 years. The report is of interest for all concerned with planning the future of languages and can be downloaded from the British Council website. Continue reading →

British Council report on UK language needs

On 20 November the British Council launched a report entitled ‘Languages for the Future: Which Languages the UK Needs and Why’, identifying Spanish, Arabic, French, Mandarin Chinese, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish and Japanese as the languages most vital to the UK over the next 20 years. The report is of interest for all concerned with planning the future of languages and can be downloaded from the British Council website. Continue reading →