1102 Semester EMI TA Training Workshop (III): Cross-cultural Communication Seminar and 1102 Semester-end Roundtable

1. Organizer: Language Teaching and Research Center, Office of International and Cross-Strait Affairs and Center of Teaching and Learning Development

2. Target audience: EMI teachers, TAs who assist with EMI courses, students who has at least English proficiency of level B2 and are interested in getting EMI TA training, and teachers who plan to offer EMI courses in the future.

3. Goal: Successful cross-cultural communication is integral to effective EMI practice. Southeast Asia is one of the regions where diverse ethnicities, languages and cultures co-exist. At this workshop, two speakers from the Department of Southeast Asian Studies will talk about their experiences in cross-cultural communication in and outside of the classroom. Their experiences are relevant and applicable to the cross-cultural issues in the EMI environment.

4. Time: 13:10—16:00, Wednesday, May 25, 2022

5. Venue: Borderless Classroom (2nd Floor of the library)

6. Speakers:

  1. Ms. Peng Nini, Burmese language lecturer, Dept. South East Asian Studies         

  2. Dr. Lee Wooi Han, Postdoctoral research fellow, Dept. Southeast Asian Studies

7. Other details you need to know:

  - Three hours of faculty professional development will be awarded for attendees.  

  - Masks are mandatory.

  - In the likelihood of stricter Covid measures, this workshop may be held online and the link will be sent to the email address you provide.

8. How to register for the workshop:

- For EMI teachers, TAs, whoever is interested in EMI: CLICK HERE

- Regular Student: CLICK HERE

- Registration deadline：17:00, March 18, 2022

9. Program