Survey on English medium Instruction in European universities

[Myrna Goldstein]

Hello, I know the Politecnico in Milan is teaching some courses in English.

If you are interested, I'll try to find a contact for you.

Kind regards,

Myrna Goldstein, MATESL
 On Sep 2, 2014 11:05 AM, "Shannon Sauro" <shannon.sauro at mah.se> wrote:

>  Dear all,
>
>
>  A colleague in Spain is looking for more Europe-based respondents to a
> survey English as a medium of instruction. Only one respondent per
> institution is needed, and the survey closes 15 October.
>
>
>  Details and a link to the survey below.
>
>
>   ******************************
> Shannon Sauro, Ph.D.
> Associate Professor
> Department of Culture, Languages & Media, Malmö University
> Book Review Editor, CALICO Journal
> <https://calico.org/journalTOC.php?current=1>
> Shannon.Sauro at mah.se |  http://ssauro.info
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Robert O'Dowd <robert.odowd at unileon.es>
> *Sent:* 02 September 2014 10:36
> *To:* Shannon Sauro
> *Subject:* survey on English medium Instruction in European universities
>
>
> Here is the survey announcement with explanation for mailing lists etc. I
> wish you a really beautiful Tuesday morning.
>
>
>  Dear colleagues,
>
>
>
> Teaching subjects through the medium of English is widely considered to be
> an essential tool in the internationalization policies of universities.
> English Mediated Instruction (EMI) can make study programmes more
> accessible to international students, improve the foreign language skills
> of local students and also enhance the international prestige of a
> university and its staff. However, the introduction of EMI raises a series
> of questions and challenges, including the professional development of
> teaching staff and the accreditation of lecturers to teach their subjects
> through English.
>
> With this in mind, the University of León, the Compostela Group of
> Universities, the Santander Group of Universities and the Languages for
> Intercultural Communication and Mobility (LICOM) Expert Community of the
> European Association for International Education (EAIE) kindly ask you to
> forward this survey: http://goo.gl/FuFgDF to someone responsible for
> these issues in your University. Only one response per institution is
> necessary. For the moment, we only require respondents from European
> countries with the exception of the UK and Ireland.
>
> The survey is available in English and Spanish and should take
> approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. It has two aims:
>
>
>
> 1) to gain an overview of how European university teachers are being
> trained in order to teach in English
> 2) to establish what requirements and standards teachers are required to
> meet in order to engage in EMI
>
>
>
> Based on the findings of this survey, the coordinators will develop and
> publish a report on EMI training and accreditation trends in European
> universities. This report will be shared with all the participating
> institutions.
>
> The collaborating organisations may also explore the possibility of
> offering focused training courses in EMI for their members based on the
> findings of the survey.
>
>
>  The information provided by individual universities to this survey will
> be treated confidentially at all times and no individual university will be
> named in the final report without previous permission being given.
>
>
>  The survey will close 15 October 2014.
>
>
>
> Best wishes and thanks,
>
>
>  Robert O'Dowd
> Director of International Training
> Office of International Relations
> Universidad de León
> E-24071 León, Spain
>
> Tel: (+34) 987 291087
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