Teaching the subject in English: how to teach the teacher Ursula Erik Ülle Sihver Conference

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Teaching the subject in English: How to teach the teacher Ursula Erik Ülle Sihver Conference

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? group individual group 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