Teaching Academic Subjects TAS
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You may notice in our videos that most of our TAS teachers are non-native speakers. The idea behind it is to demonstrate how non-native English speakers may teach Academic Subjects in English (Using EMI & Lingua Franca.) In another word, one must be fluent in English, know his/ her science well, and be proficient in his/ her teaching skills to begin Teaching Academic Subjects in a different language, in this case in English. Proficiency in English is developed and progressed through TESOL preparatory classes (Often a TESOL Foundation.) Teaching skills are also enhanced through TESOL Classes, but it’s the EMI & TAS program that links the science and language skills to teaching skills via TESOL. The Southampton Academic Members have developed and contributed the EMI section of this course. TESOL Canada has developed the TAS section. The difference between EMI and TAS is primarily on the fact that TAS covers Academic Subjects used in primary, secondary, high schools, as well as colleges and universities. EMI, on the other hand, refers to all fields of instruction from technical skills, to corporate training. EMI may cover any Employment Training and not necessarily Academic Subjects. In this program, we will have an overview of EMI and its application in TAS. We will also cover Teaching Pathways in Math and Science.
To become a great science or academic teacher, often native speakers also challenge themselves, so it’s not just the language, it’s the science, and knowing HOW to Teach it. Hence, we will demonstrate How to explain, What to teach, and How to instruct in a different language.
Teaching Pathways in Math courses (e.g., Math Literacy for College Students, Quantway™, and Statway™) are becoming a favourite way to redesign college math programs. However, their innovative nature provides a set of challenges both in and out of the classroom. To overcome those challenges, this course will address the following topics.
Curriculum
Topics Included in TAS:
- Pathways Philosophy
- TAE Teaching Academic English as a requirement to TAS Teach Academic Subjects in English
- EMI’s Overview
- Pathways Problem Solving
- EMI’s Application in Real Life
- TAS & EMI’s relation
- Pathways Role of skills and algebra
- TAS’s Development and Application
- Subject Specific TAS Lexicons and Terminologies.
- Implementation Strategies of EMI & TAS
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Ways to Enroll
This Course is best for:
- College instructors who teach Math & Science and now wish to teach them in English.
- High school instructors who want to develop a fourth-year high school course.
- Administrators who are interested in developing an EMI and TAS courses.
- TESOL and ESL teachers with other academic backgrounds that wish to teach science in English.
- Higher Education Degree holders from non-native speaking countries that search for employment potentials in English speaking colleges and universities globally.
- Non-native speaking professors that struggle with their English language or teaching skills.
TAS prepares all of the above, to be better presenters in classrooms, better speakers, and become optimal skilled teachers with no barriers.