The English Mediated Instruction/Academic Skills in English Summer School is designed for teachers, lecturers and academics delivering their degree programmes to multi-cultural groups through the medium of English

• who are in search of ways of improving their English proficiency;
• who want to gain more insight into English as a medium of instruction;
• who want to keep up to date with developments in academic skills in English;
• who want to think about developing materials for their courses in English;
• who want to reflect on and develop their teaching practice.

The Academic Skills in English Summer School workshops include topics such as:

• teaching in university programmes delivered through the medium of English;
• English for academic purposes skills;
• oral academic communication;
• academic writing;
• assessment skills;
• materials development;
• intercultural communication.

Programme & Timetable

The programme provides
- 30 hours of tuition comprising presentations, group work and discussions
- 10 hours of individual work and consultations

(Monday to Friday)
09:00-10:30 Workshops
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Workshops
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 Workshops

This summer school is based on the need for insight into teaching and learning in a second language, given the internationalisation of higher education and the burgeoning use of English as lingua franca. Targeting all teachers or lecturers typically with English as a second language – of programmes run in English for students with English as a second language – it consists of a series of participative seminars with activities to encourage reflective analysis on both professional practice and professional performance.

Content centres on linguistic and paralinguistic aspects of communication in groups, pedagogy and design of the teaching and learning experience, and strategies for understanding and handling the added dimension of linguistic competence within the student calibre, such as differentiated teaching within a single dynamic. It is expected that participants in the week’s sessions will broaden their own repertoire as educators, deepen their insight into the learner experience, and raise their contribution to raised quality standards in the university sector.

Certification

All participants will receive a Masaryk University Language Centre Certificate of Attendance on successful completion of the programme.

Important dates:

Early bird registration: 20^th April 2022
Standard registration: 30^th June 2022
The closing date for applications: 30^th June 2022
Pre-summer school information package: 4^th July 2022
Summer school: 18^th-22^nd July 2022