Professional learning for lecturers teaching through English.
The Academy’s six-module programme is designed for lecturers who teach, or plan to teach, through English. It brings language, pedagogy and professional learning together around the demands of EMI.
The programme
Module 01
EMI basics
- Benefits and challenges of EMI
- EMI objectives
- Motivation for teaching through English
Module 02
Language and its analysis
- Phonology
- Pronunciation and intonation
- Linguistic pedagogy
Module 03
Instructional methods and techniques
- General pedagogy
- Communication with learners
- Advance organisers
- Self-directed learning
Module 04
Teaching technologies and materials
- Presentation skills and time management
- Developing and using materials for EMI
- Online education for EMI
Module 05
Measurement and assessment in EMI
- Assessment types
- Alternative approaches to assessment
Module 06
Collaboration and professional development
- Collaboration for professional development
- Reflective and critical thinking
- Building self-confidence
- Lifelong learning
Research & professional development
The Academy sits alongside my doctoral research on EMI lecturer development and my subsequent postdoctoral work at the University of Groningen. Across these activities, I am interested in how professional learning can respond to lecturers’ classroom experiences.
- Doctoral research — a proposal for EMI lecturers’ professional development in Turkish higher education (Çukurova University, 2022).
- Programme design study — a context-based EMI professional development programme, published with Yasemin Kırkgöz in Review of Education (2026).
- TÜBİTAK 2219 postdoctoral project — professional development for EMI lecturers, supervised by Dr. Anja Schüppert (2025).