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English as Language of Instruction for Professors: Reporting an Experience with ESP classes in a Brazilian Context

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This papers reports initiatives and practices of the Language without Borders (IsF) crew at Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), aiming at offering the course English as Language of Instructionfor Professors.A first step was the offer of a pilot course to better understand the demands of the target audience (university professors) in the end of 2017.Then, formal 32-hour-long courses were offered throughout 2018.We describe our methodology for both pilot and formal courses, and present three different perspectives for reflection: from the IsF teachers, in regard to both materials design and course deliveries; from a junior researcher who followed one of the formal courses and from the target audience, based on feedback that the professors themselves gave after attending the course.

Source: Olhares & Trilhas

DOI: 10.14393/ot2018vxx.n.3.94-105

Author: Eliane H Hercules Augusto-Navarro

Institution: Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Language: English

Topic: Second Language Learning and Teaching

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico