Speakers
Description
As Việt Nam continues to press toward foreign language integration, especially English as a second language, content teachers have the dual burden of learning English and teaching in it across the curriculum. The path to empowering students through content and language integration is eased with the help of English teachers’ language support courses for teachers in content areas using English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI). EMI teachers are also tasked with moving beyond traditional methods (teacher-centered lectures) to methodology that engages students and enlivens language. By weaving in the 4Cs (Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity), teachers using EMI can begin to point their students toward global citizenship with 21st-century practices that are student-centered. In this workshop, we will acknowledge the challenges EMI teachers face. With the time we have, we will examine two Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) EMI lesson plans, identifying the features that make just one of them a 21st-century plan with integrated 4Cs. Participants will then use that model to recreate one lesson plan they teach that needs a 4Cs “makeover.” Participants will leave the workshop with the full presentation to review, the model lesson plans for comparison, and new professional insight into why and how to begin making learning both practical and engaging.
Biography
Le Nu Cam Le, M.A, a lecturer in Applied Linguistics, has over 22 years of teaching experience in Advanced Programs which specializes in delivering English courses to EMI students. She obtained two Master’s degrees in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from Newcastle University in the UK and La Trobe University in Australia and was Head of Department of Applied Linguistics and British American Studies at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. She has also delivered English for Professional Purposes to industry partners including Canon, FPT, LG. Le has presented her research at many international conferences and published extensively in both international and local journals. She has also co-authored three reference book chapters including one published by Palgrave Macmillan. She has recently successfully completed the Workplace English for Educators Course organized by the American Center, U.S. Embassy Hanoi. Her research interests include ELT, EMI, Phonetics, Lexicology and Classroom Interaction.
Melita Fogle is a recent English Language Fellow (Việt Nam, 2024-2026), who taught at the Ministry of Finance-sponsored university, the Academy of Policy and Development, and also under the Regional English Language Office, for the American Center, U.S. Embassy Hà Nội. Melita continues to support higher education language teaching and learning in Southeast Asia. Melita an English literature and linguistics teaching practitioner, was born in San Francisco, California, has been a higher education teacher and teacher trainer for over 24 years, both in the U.S. and abroad. Integrated educational technology is a particular interest, and Melita advocates for contextualizing the use of ed tech tools like Artificial Intelligence with adult learning theories to provide teachers and students structure, especially meaningful assessment. This will be Melita’s second VietTESOL appearance. She looks forward to meeting with old and new friends.
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