Teaching in English II: Presenting in English

Teaching English will strengthen and broaden the language skills of the participants for the purposes of creating, organizing and leading classes though the medium of English. Participants will explore the role of the teacher, the role of the student, and how to create assignments that challenge the student but nonetheless support the learning process in English. Advice will be offered on how to hone presentation skills, develop the language tools that are necessary for defining learning tasks and objectives as well as formulating seminal discussion questions, and overcome language barriers experienced by teacher and student alike. Participants will discover how to draft a curriculum in English, ‘add value’ and create content through guided activities, and will be invited to exchange their own examples with members of the group. In addition to sharing teaching successes, participants will also have the opportunity to address stumbling blocks and brainstorm potential solutions.

In the first workshop, Classroom Teaching, the use of English to communicate information and ideas in the form of high quality and effective presentations will be considered.  Additionally, the typical organizational pattern of a lesson delivered through the medium of English together with the requisite linguistic tools will be discussed in detail.

In the second workshop, Leading Discussions, the use of English in formulating ‘leading’ (seminal)  questions that promote advanced critical thinking skills (Bloom’s Taxonomy) will be considered.  Additionally, a corpus will be compiled of the phrases typically required for chairing student-centered discussions and creating guided reading activities that stimulate productive group discussion. 

In the third workshop, Academic Writing, the focus will be on how instructors can develop guided writing activities that will help their students to overcome the blockages (and sheer frustration) they experience when faced with the often daunting task of writing up results or drafting a paper in English. 


Content: 
Teaching in English I:

  • Syllabus drafting 
  • Lesson organization
  • Formulating learning objectives vs. goals
  • Overcoming langauge barriers (both before and in-class)

Teaching in English II:

  • Presentation skills
  • Forming questions that promote critical thinking skills (Bloom’s Taxonomy)
  • Phrases for leading in-class discussions
  • Guided listening or reading activities (partner/group discussions)

Teaching in English III:

  • Creating clear and accessible instructions 
  • Peer review activities for writing
  • Creating hollistic evaluations 
  • Giving written feedback


Learning Outcomes: 
By the end of this workshop, participants will have had the opportunity to:

  • Comprehend & evaluate the structure and organization of a well-planned and effective lecture or presentation, group or partner activity through the medium of English
  • Discuss and evaluate  comprehensive range of verbal/non-verbal and oral/written communication techniques
  • Play the role of both teacher and student (in groups of varying size) and expand upon the  responsibilities and tasks associated with these roles
  • Consider the stumbling blocks that students may encounter as they study, present and write in English and develop strategies to guide the student through these challenges – relative to the discipline in question
  • Analyze individual problems with previous teaching scenarios and elaborate potential troubleshooting strategies


This workshop is designed for current and future teaching professionals.

Important note: 
Participants are asked to reflect on their own, individual teaching experiences and record in written form any difficulties they may have encountered personally or with their students in the context of lesson organization and management and/or class communication attributable to the (English) ‘language barrier’. Participants should be prepared to discuss their ‘notes’ with the class.


Participants are welcome to attend individual workshops, in any order, for FBZHL credit.  In addition to this credit, participants may also receive acknowledgement of their current language level.  Upon completion of all three Teaching in English workshops and successful performance of a written test, participants may receive a DAAD language certificate (Sprachnachweis für Stipendiumsbewerbung) at Level C1 (CEFR) from the language center (Sprachenzentrum) of the University of Bayreuth.

Universität: Universität Bayreuth
Seminarleitung: Helen Vayntrub
Seminar ID: FBZHL UBT SS18 21S Teaching2
Ort:
FBZHL der Universität Bayreuth
Nürnbergerstr. 38, Bayreuth
Außenstelle der Universität Bayreuth, Zapf-Haus 4, Raum 4.2.12-13 Anreisebeschreibung: http://fbzhl.uni-bayreuth.de
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Termine: 22.06.2018 , 08:30 - 16:00 Uhr
Kosten:

Es fallen folgende Teilnahmegebühren an:

  • Für Teilnehmende mit einer Vollzeitstelle (75% bis 100% Arbeitszeit), 40 €
  • Für Teilnehmende mit einer Teilzeitstelle (bis einschl. 74,9% Arbeitszeit), 24 €

Verfügbare Plätze: 12 Plätze, davon 6 frei
Stufe: Grund- und Aufbaustufe
Anrechenbare Stunden: Bereich B mit 8 Arbeitseinheiten
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