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What is International Teaching Visit Program

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Teacher Training for English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education
Traditionally associated in the European context with Erasmus, it allows a previously arranged visit by a lecturer to take on some of the teaching hours of a course. Erasmus teaching mobility requires a minimum volume of eight hours over a maximum of five days. European lecturers use this opportunity to share teaching practices, as well as to establish or strengthen scientific relationships that might consolidate a potential international research project in any competitive call.
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EMI at Tertiary Level in Spain: Perspectives From Lecturers at a Medium-Sized State University
Francisco Zayas Martínez (University of Cádiz, Spain) and José Luis Estrada Chichón (University of Cadiz, Spain)
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 25
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-2318-6.ch011
Abstract
This chapter examines the state-of-the-art of EMI lecturing at Cadiz University, Spain. The rationale of the research lies in the lecturers' main challenges for issues related to the use of EFL and EMI methodologies. Data were collected from a questionnaire to which EMI lecturers responded (N=22; 69%) and from a focus group carried out with a cross-sectional sample of participants (N=6). The conclusion sheds light on the following: For the first time, Spanish universities have started to design language policies aimed at using English for lecturing, although the initial implementation shows diverse effects, depending on whether EMI teaching takes place in one scientific area or another. This panorama suggests an adaptation of EMI training. Secondly, lecturers are committed to EMI training not only for language but also for methodological issues. They also demand greater recognition for teaching courses in EFL. Potential solutions and recommendations are proposed.
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