Call for Applications, English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI): Planning and teaching your subject in English

Universidad de Chile is pleased to offer this 8-week-long blended online course for all academic staff (including Ph.D. students) who wish to acquire the necessary strategies and techniques for the successful delivery of their academic subject through English. 

The main goals of this course are the following:

• to develop an essential awareness of the process of academic internationalisation;
• to raise linguistic confidence by fostering ownership of English as a Global Language;
• to introduce innovative educational approaches applicable to the global classroom.

Course Content

• flexible and convenient online learning;
• interactive virtual learning environment;
• 9 hours of live sessions with the course instructors - Mondays 1:00-2:00 pm Chile time;
• 8 content modules supported by the latest research in the EMI field, starting October 19th (with a welcoming Q&A Zoom session on October 17th);
• tailored materials and lesson planning resources;
• individual and constructive feedback.

Application Requirements

• Participant Profile, detailing the motivation behind their application;
• Participants should have a minimum of one year's teaching experience; 
• Participants must be able to demonstrate an interest in EMI; 
• Participants must be willing to attend a 15-minute online interview.

Further Enquiries

E-mail: uchileemi@uchile.cl