Unpacking Internationalisation: a Roadmap to Teaching Glocally

In an increasingly uncertain global context, academics and lecturers need to address the challenges of the “glocal” classroom and be able to teach a wide variety of students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. “Unpacking Internationalisation” is a four-week online introductory programme (equivalent to a 30-hour course), jointly organised by UMONS (Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium) and UFCSPA (Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde, Porto Alegre, Brazil) and will introduce you to different aspects of internationalisation and teaching in English.

Throughout the course, we will debunk the myths usually associated with EMI (English Medium of Instruction) and reflect on the concerns or questions that you might face as part of your future teaching activities in the multicultural and multilingual university. We will also look at practical tips on how to better prepare for your (online) classes in English and make it a positive experience for both you and your students.

Course units

1. What is internationalisation: Definitions and Interpretations
2. The sustainable classroom
3. Cultural identity
4. Language and discourse as resources
5. Learning and teaching across disciplines
6. Active methodologies
7. Going online in EMI: tools and techniques

Objectives

1. Understand the concept of internationalisation and its impact on teaching and learning.
2. Recognise the implications of culture and the use of English as a medium of education, learning, and assessment.
3. Identify strategies and tools that facilitate inclusive communication in online educational environments.
4. Evaluate the benefits of interdisciplinarity in sustainable higher education, considering the role of global positioning, the need for curriculum decolonisation, the place of distance education and virtual mobility, the power structures related to these themes and their effect on the nature of academic knowledge.

• EUNICE PhD students and lecturers: enrolled as a PhD student or working as a lecturer in one of the universities of the EUNICE European University consortium (check universities here).
• No teaching experience is required.

Study Level: PhD, Teachers/Researchers

• Submit your application via the button ‘Apply Now’.
• Please keep in mind that the number of participants could be limited for each course. Application does not guarantee enrolment in the course.
• The course participants will be selected based on criteria specified in the study guide.
• Your home university will inform you whether you have been accepted and provide further information about the next steps.

Specific instructions in some universities

• BTU applicants: for questions about enrolment and recognition at your university, you can visit this website.
• UPHF applicants: make sure to ask the approval of your director of studies (responsable pédagogique) before applying. For any question, you can contact the EUNICE office: eunice@uphf.fr.
• UoP applicants: questions about enrolment and recognition can be answered by your Director of Studies or ECTS Coordinator, or you can contact eunice@go.uop.gr.

Any questions about enrolment or credit recognition? Contact your EUNICE course coordinator.