Teaching the subject in English: how to teach the

teacher

Ursula ErikÜlle Sihver

Conference 10.05.2013

Two toads totally tired trying to trot to Tetbury

Teaching the subject in English: How to teach the

teacher

Ursula ErikÜlle Sihver

Conference 10.05.2013

How to teach the teacher?

• Aim: skills for teaching the subject in English

• Credits: 4 ECTS

• Schedule: – Part 1: 4 X 45 min a week, 10 weeks– Part 2: practice and feedback (12 weeks,

individual work, 90 min per participant)

Target group

• PhD students

• lecturers

Stop and think

• heterogeneous and international group

• varied specialties

• diverse English skills

Stop and think

Adjusting the learning process to the needs of the learner:

•including the specific preparation and teaching experience of the participants

•taking advantage of disadvantages

How?

A safe „playground“ for hands-on experience•participating, not listening. Memento! Socratic method – peer discussions.

How?

• via experience of others: – video lectures – texts – materials on the special field

How?experience

and analyses

experience and

knowledge

Activities:

• individual tasks: – introduction to the course

(the first 7 min with the „students“) – teaching a topic (15 min) – teaching a topic more thoroughly (30 min)– blog– hands-on teaching to real students

• friendly feedback – reflections by the participant (Noticing Sheet, video)

Cerebrations

• tutors’ joint preparation for the seminars

• tutors’ joint work during the seminars– guiding– noticing– feedback

• course materials and schedule in the blog

• study materials, written (home)work and communication in the blog

To sum up:

• diversity enriches

• group synergy: more confidence for teaching in a foreign language, sharing and learning, noticing, practicing various methods of teaching

• synergy of joint teaching

• 1+1=5 experience

Thank you for listening! Ülle Sihver and Ursula Erik

Ylle.Sihver@emu.ee Ursula.Erik@emu.ee