Mark Waistell Senior Partner Accent International wwwaccentinternationalcom Why are we here Why are we here Wise words You cannot teach a language only create the conditions under which it might be learned ID: 543879
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The Full English
Mark WaistellSenior Partner – Accent Internationalwww.accent-international.com Slide2
Why are we here?
Why are we here?Slide3
Wise words
“You cannot teach a language, only create the conditions under which it might be learned. “ Von Humboldt 1898Slide4
CLIL
EMI
EFL
CBI
Confused?
ESP
EAPSlide5
What are you talking about?
EMI English as the Medium of InstructionThe use of the English Language to teach academic subjects in countries where the first language (L1) is not English.Slide6
Different Emphasis
Primary……Secondary….Undergraduate…..PostgraduateEMICLIL
EFLSlide7
Why English?
Why English?Slide8
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How do you spell ?
GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU If GH stands for P as in Hiccough If OUGH stands for O as in Dough If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbour If TTE stands for T as in Gazette If EAU stands for O as in PlateauSlide10
English is a crazy language!
There is no egg in eggplant or ham in hamburger, neither apple nor pine in pineapple.English muffins were not invented in England or french fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.Quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. Why is it that writers write, but fingers don’t fing, grocers don’t groce, and hammers don’t ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn’t the plural of booth beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So, one moose, 2 meese? Is cheese the plural of choose?If teachers taught, why didn’t preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?Slide11
700 million speak English as first language
400 million speak English as second language25% of the world speak English85% of international institutions use English In approximately 2 billion minutes of international telephone conversation, 1.98 billion are in English A Global LanguageSlide12
“English is like bread – you need it to get anywhere. English opens up doors.”
(Gonzalo Peralta) What is a Global Language?Slide13
The use of English todaySlide14
World Wealth1990 2050 (Estimated)Slide15Slide16
What is
happening around the world?Sa“EMI - A Growing Global Phenomenon” A British Council Report by Julie DeardenSlide17
In other countries
Malaysia: multicultural society makes it a natural environment for producing multilingual students.Japan: “resolutely” proceeding with internationalisation and making university environments which compete with the best in the world. Providing opportunities for all students with desire and capability to study abroad. Enhancing primary and secondary education to respond to globalisation but continuing to cultivate identity as a Japanese and spreading Japanese culture to the world (though English).France Enabling mobility of students and workforce.Cyprus Using EMI to attract foreign students to Cyprus.Slide18
Kazakhstan
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The formation of an intellectually,
physically and spiritually developed
citizen of the Republic of Kazakhstan in general education institutions,
satisfying his/her needs in order to ensure success in a rapidly changing world.”
State Education Programme of Education DevelopmentSlide19
English Proficiency Index
01 Sweden02 Netherlands03 Denmark04 Norway05 Finland06 Slovenia07 Estonia08
Luxembourg09 Poland
10
Austria
11
Germany
12
Singapore
13
Portugal
14
Malaysia
15
Argentina
16
Romania
17
Belgium
18
Czech Republic
19
Switzerland
20
India
21
Hungary
22
Latvia
23
Spain
24
Dominican Republic
25
Slovakia
26
Lithuania
27
South Korea
28
Italy
29
Vietnam
30
Japan
31
Taiwan
32
Indonesia
33
Hong Kong
34
Ukraine
35
Peru
36
Chile
37
France
38
Ecuador
39
Russia
40
Mexico
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41
Brazil
42
U.A.E.
43
Costa Rica
44
Uruguay
45
Pakistan
46
Guatemala
47
China
48
Panama
49
Sri Lanka
50
Turkey
51
Yemen
52
Morocco
53 Jordan54 Kazakhstan55 Egypt56 Iran57 Colombia58 Oman59 Venezuela60 Azerbaijan
61
El Salvador
62
Thailand
63
Qatar
64
Mongolia
65
Kuwait
66
Iraq
67
Algeria
68
Saudi Arabia
69
Cambodia
70
LibyaSlide20
Education in Kazakhstan
- Bilingual Population (at least) but Trilingual Policy15% of adult population should speak Kazakh, English and Russian by 202020% of all teachers at all levels should use English as a Medium of Instruction by 2020Slide21
Disadvantages?Slide22
From the Teachers’ Perspective
ResourcesSupport from on highSupport from colleaguesOlder teachersSlide23
From the public perspective
Lack of national identityTeachers don’t speak English well enoughStudents find it too demanding and cannot fully comprehend the subject.51% think EMI is controversial38% are in favourSlide24
Advantages?Slide25
CLIL fires up the brain and provides meaningful interaction.
EMI, quite simply, opens up all worlds in all directionsBoth create a non-threatening and conducive English-speaking environment helping students to overcome psychological barriers to speaking another language.Slide26
Concerns?Slide27
Questions…and a few answers
Lack of EMI/CLIL teachers? Lack of resources?Lack of clear guidelines? English only or a mixture of L1 & L2?Which subjects should be taught with/through English?Which age to begin?Should there be a threshold level of English for all teachers?Is the role of the teacher changing?83% believe not enough suitably skilled60% believe no guidelines (K said Yes)
71% believe no guidelines (incl K)
From 2-10. 1. Maths 2. English…..4 Science…..5 Engineering
From age 5
B2 at university levelSlide28
Around the World
HungaryInadequate number of lessons. - Schools must employ at least one native English speakerFinlandSee the move to EMI as a way to reduce TTT from 67%Hong Kong- EMI helps with English but not academic progressSlide29
For the students?Slide30
What do students feel?
“ Speaking Italian to our countrymen is like watching a movie in colour, high definition, very clear pictures. Speaking English, even with our best effort, is like watching a movie in black and white with very poor definition, with blurred pictures.” Politecnico di Milano“Hebrew is the language of the Jewish people but if you write your thesis in Hebrew….it is buried.” Ben Gurion UniversitySlide31
For the Teacher?Slide32
Kazakh Teachers
Idealistic “A way to inspire communication”“A way to exchange ideas”“Intercultural communication” “The key to success”“Opening doors for Kazakh students”Even “a way of facilitating world peace”!Slide33
What
University Teachers want- To be able to help students to access academic literature in EnglishTo be able to help students participate in international conferences or in their professionsTo attract intelligent people to their own universitySlide34
What School Teachers say they need
More English teaching to raise their own levelTeacher training to help with various methodologies, techniques and humanistic approaches.Materials and ResourcesSupportSlide35
Kazakhstan Teacher-training
Atyrau regionCultural difficultiesFinancial difficultiesTechnological difficultiesLanguage difficultiesThe gap between policy and practice is H – U- G- ESlide36Slide37Slide38Slide39Slide40Slide41
The aspects of EMI
The LanguageTeaching Method
sSlide42
Language of Mathematics
- “Ordinary” language- “Mathematics-specific” language- Symbolic language- Visual representation- Unspoken but shared assumptionsQuasi-mathematical language“Meta-language” of the classroomCultural ParalinguisticsSlide43
The aspects of EMI
The Language
The Subject Content
Teaching
Method
sSlide44
On balance?Slide45
Change your teaching
From ToLecturing FacilitatingTeacher-fronted Learner-centredInstructor CoachLeading ParticipatingTalking Encouraging othersGiving homework after Giving preparation beforeRemembering Language is a toolRemembering Language is not about words..It’s about communication.Slide46
Loneliest Animal on Earth
The Loneliest Animal on the PlanetSlide47
The Full English
Mark Waistell Senior Partner – Accent Internationalwww.accent-international.com
mark@accent-international.co.uk