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Books > Social sciences > Education > Teaching of specific groups > Teaching of ethnic minorities
English-medium instruction (EMI) has become a pervasive teaching
model in recent higher education. The implementation of EMI
programs requires changes in university teaching methods since most
lecturers need to adapt their contents and the way they teach them
to successfully work in foreign language environments. The rapid
proliferation of such programs has resulted in concern among
teaching staff, who have felt pushed towards teaching their subject
content through a non-native language with little or no previous
training. As a result, many recent studies have highlighted the
importance and urgency to train teaching staff in terms of language
proficiency and the appropriate teaching methods, techniques, and
strategies to be applied in EMI lessons. The Handbook of Research
on Teacher Training for English-Medium Instruction in Higher
Education is an academic research publication that provides
comprehensive research on effective approaches and experiences in
teacher training for EMI at universities both in terms of language
skills and teaching methodologies and that analyzes the design and
development of comprehensive teacher training programs that
successfully engage these EMI programs. It has profound
implications for the development of the international profile of
higher education institutions as it provides information on how to
train highly-qualified lecturers to successfully teach students
from different nationalities. Featuring a wide range of topics such
as assessment, curriculum design, and learning styles, this book is
ideal for pre- and in-service teachers, language specialists,
content specialists, administrators, deans, higher education
faculty, researchers, practitioners, curriculum designers,
policymakers, academicians, and students.
This book shows teachers how to develop a toolbox of strategies for
effectively teaching and engaging dual language learners while also
supporting their families from diverse backgrounds. The book is
organized by outlining and describing 45 teaching tips that
educators can use to implement best practices for effectively
supporting dual language learners in their classroom. Using these
tips, the authors detail how teachers can foster a language- and
culture-inclusive classroom environment for all students.
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