Macquarie University's Global EMI Symposium 2025 - Collaborations in EMI
Description
In today's multilingual educational landscape, the most effective English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) practices embrace collaboration. Partnerships between institutions, cross-cultural teaching teams, and multilingual pedagogical strategies can enhance student learning outcomes.
This three-hour free event brings together educators, researchers and practitioners to showcase innovative collaborative approaches in EMI contexts.
Meet our experts and practitioners
Associate Professor Joyce Kling, Lund University (Sweden) – Targeted CLIL Support for English Medium Instruction
Associate Professor Pamela Humphreys, Director EMI Centre and event host
Expert Panel Discussion – Associate Professor Sue Ollerhead, University of the South Pacific (Fiji), Dr Agnes Bodis, Macquarie University (Australia), Dr Yulia Kharchenko, Maynooth University (Ireland), Cara Dinneen Macquarie University College (Australia)
Lightning Talks
Associate Professor Mei-Lan Lo | It Takes Two to Tango: Integrating Content and Language Expertise in an ESP Course | National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) |
Dr Cameron Lydster | Language Specialists and Medicine Domain Experts’ Collaboration | Bond University Australia |
Michael Setiawan | CLIL in an EMI Setting | Binus University Indonesia |
Hannah Madin | Road to Success in the Northern Territory | Department of Education and Training NT Australia |
Tomomi Ota | Collaborative EMI Promotion in Japanese Higher Education | Part-Time Lecturer, Hokkaido University of Education / Researcher and Freelance Trainer |
Luis Torres-Vazques & Daniel Escibens | EMI Teachers’ Attitudes and Beliefs about GenAI | Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) |
Professor JinHuei Yeh & Professor ShanYing Chu | Leveraging Cross-Institution Collaboration and GenAI for EMI Education in Statistics | Taiwan National Central University (NCU) Chung-Yuan Christian University |
About our English Medium Instruction (EMI) Centre
The Macquarie University English Medium of Instruction (EMI) Centre is a world’s first that focuses exclusively on English Medium Instruction and it’s associated practice. We design and deliver bespoke programs and services for higher education providers in contexts where English is (or is planned to be) used as the medium of instruction.
Contact us for more information regarding:
Capacity Building and Professional Development
English Language MOOCS for test preparation
Customisable Short Courses
Consultancy Services
Fundamentals of EMI microcredential
Bespoke collaboration
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