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CGE seminar tomorrow: “Without English this is just not possible…”: studies of language policy and practice in international universities from Europe and Asia

The next Centre for Global Englishes (CGE) seminar will take place tomorrow, Wednesday 18th February 2015, from 5:00-7:00pm in Lecture Theatre C, Building 65, Avenue Campus. The seminar is entitled, “Without English this is just not possible…”: studies of language policy and practice in international universities from Europe and Asia, and will be led by Julia Hüttner and Will Baker from Modern Languages, University of Southampton. Continue reading →

Modern Languages welcomes new visitors from Tomsk Polytechnic University

Following a recent series of visits from groups of researchers and academics from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) in Siberia, Modern Languages is pleased to welcome a further group who are participating in a course on “Teaching and Learning through the medium of English” here at the University’s Avenue Campus, from Monday 13th October to Friday 24th October 2014. Continue reading →

Welcome to visiting staff from the University of Aarhus!

This week, the English Language section together with LLAS in Modern Languagesare hosting a course in Professional English for a visiting group of teaching staff from the University of Aarhus in Denmark. The course is designed to increase participants’ confidence and skill in delivering their teaching through the medium of English. Welcome to all our visitors from Aarhus. Continue reading →

English as a Medium of Instruction for International Academics course starts today

A number of PhD students from Modern Languages will be participating in a short course in English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) for International Academics on Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th June 2014 at the Avenue Campus, University of Southampton. The course is designed to support academics whose first language is not English to gain confidence in teaching and researching through the medium of English. Continue reading →

Teaching in higher education through the medium of English

A five-day course in ‘Teaching in higher education through the medium of English’ will be taking place at the University of Southampton from 9th – 13th June 2014. The course is designed for academics in universities across the world whose first language is not English and who are teaching on degree programmes and presenting research through the medium of English. Continue reading →

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 →

‘Teaching in higher education through the medium of English’ courses

The University of Southampton will be running a number of courses in “Teaching in higher education through the medium of English” over the coming year. Dates for the next two courses are 20th–24th January 2014 and 31st March–4th April 2014. These five-day courses are designed for academics in universities across the world whose first language is not English and who are delivering degree programmes and presenting research through the medium of English. 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 →