牛津大学EMI全英文教学培训的启示与实践
2020-10-21杨惠珍
杨惠珍


摘 要:随着我国高等教育“双一流”建设的稳步推进和高等教育全球化步伐的加快,国内高校的全英文专业建设和中外合作办学模式的发展对全英文教学(EMI:English Medium Instruction)提出了越来越多的需求,然而EMI教师资源的匮乏无法满足当前的教学需求,是各国高校在推行EMI课程时所面临的主要困境之一。文章以西北工业大学EMI课程培训为例介绍了牛津大学EMI中心的教学培训内容和特点,以《现代控制理论基础》全英文课程教学为例介绍了牛津大学EMI教学方法在混合式教学模式中的应用和取得的经验成果,最后介绍了从牛津大学EMI培训课程中获得的EMI课程建设的启示。
关键词:EMI教学;教学法;翻转课堂;混合式教学
中图分类号:G642 文献标志码:A 文章编号:2096-000X(2020)05-0019-03
Abstract: Today, there are more and more requirements of EMI courses due to the constructing all-English majors and joint educational institutions in domestic colleges with the progress of the "double first-class" and globalization development in China. However, the lack of EMI teachers' resources cannot meet the current teaching needs. It is one of the main difficulties faced by colleges and universities in carrying out EMI curriculums. This paper focuses on the Oxford EMI training course of NWPU. The teaching and training contents and characteristics of the Oxford EMI training course is introduced. Some experience and application of the taught methods used in the blended teaching of "Foundation of Modern Control Theory" are presented. Finally, the enlightenment of Oxford EMI course is proposed.
Keywords: EMI teaching; pedagogy; flipping classroom; blended teaching
高等教育国际化趋势推动了EMI教学模式的迅猛发展,国际化是世界一流大学的主要特征之一,培养学生的全球化视野和国际竞争力、吸引优秀留学生是高校提升国际化合作交流水平的主要目標,英语是国际通用的科技语言,在教育全球化的进程中起着非常重要的作用。全英文课程的建设是实现高水平国际化一流高校的重要手段之一。
EMI是English Medium Instruction的缩写。牛津大学EMI协会给出的定义是“The use of the English language to teach academic subjects in countries or jurisdictions where the first language of the majority of the population is not English.” 简单来说,就是在非英语国家用英语来讲授专业课程。
在高等教育国际化的大背景下,EMI目前已经是一个全球化的现象。德国、荷兰、芬兰、俄罗斯等欧洲国家、土耳其、日本、韩国以及中国等亚洲国家都在大力推进EMI课程的建设,以吸引国际留学生,增强自身的国际竞争力。……
