International Staff Week April 25 to 29 at Kaunas University of Technology will invite to seminars and discussions on the topic of Teaching in English in Non-English Speaking University.
The Erasmus+ Staff Week is being organised by the Department of International Relations, collaborating with the laboratory of the art of teaching KTU EDU_Lab and other departments of the University. Participants from 11 countries and 19 universities will attend the seminars during the last week of April.
The seminars will be open for the KTU community. It is a good opportunity to meet people from partnering universities, to make networking contacts and to share experiences with colleagues from across Europe.
Should you wish to participate, please register online.
International Staff Weeks in the framework of Erasmus+ programme have been organised for more than 10 years in many European universities. The aim of these events is not only to invite the representatives of partnering universities to discuss the issues of internationalisation together, but also to introduce home university.
This year’s International Staff Week is the third event of this kind at KTU. As in the previous years, this year’s topic is aimed at a specific challenge, which is of great importance to all participants.
“This year’s topic was conceived more than a year ago: as the number of international students is increasing every year, and we are encouraging Lithuanian students to choose to study in English at least partly, we need to pay more attention to the development of English competencies among our teachers. This is as important for us as for the universities in other non-English speaking European countries”, says Neringa Narbutienė, Director of KTU’s Department of International Relations.
According to her, teaching in non-native language has specific challenges, which are related to one’s language skills, terminology, providing case studies and practical examples, and to multicultural audience, which has different expectations and experiences.
The International Staff Week’s seminars cover a wide range of activities – from introductory sessions to extensive group discussions. Some of the seminars are open to the KTU’s community:
TUESDAY APRIL 26
9.30–10.30am (Central building, Room 402 or 302)
Andrejus Račkovskis Divided by a Common Language: Bridging the English Language Gap Between Non-Native University Teachers and Students
WEDNESDAY APRIL 26
2.30–3.30pm (KTU Santaka Valley)
Claudio Benavent International Seminars Programme: Example from Universitat Politècnica de València
3.30–4.30pm (KTU Santaka Valley)
Gavin J. G. Stewart What English is Right for Academic Success
THURSDAY APRIL 28
10.30–11.15am (Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Room 213)
Morning lecture by KTU EDU-LAB
11.30am–1.00pm (Courtyard of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities)
Networking brunch – possibility to meet teachers from more than 15 universities.
For more information please visit http://ktu.edu/en/erasmus#International-Staff-Week
