Heng-Tsung Danny Huang

Topic : Scaffolding EMI Learning: Constructing Preparation Courses

Abstract

This talk purports to introduce the English-Medium-Instruction Preparation Program (EMIPP) and the English Enhancement Program (EEP) at National Taiwan University, two English courses constructed with reference to the ADDIE model in attempts to scaffold EMI learning. The EMIPP constitutes a freshman English module that aims specifically to cultivate the English skills required to take EMI courses more effectively, such as integrated language skills, script writing skills, and so forth. The EEP recruits trainee English teachers to develop and administer lessons customized to cater for the students coming from financially disadvantaged backgrounds in the hope to ease their anxiety (and path) for taking EMI courses. The presenters will conclude with suggestions for applying the ADDIE model to English course development.

Bio data

Heng-Tsung Danny Huang currently works as an associate professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures and an assistant director for Center for Bilingual Education at National Taiwan University. His research interests lie in language testing, technology-enhanced language learning and teaching, and individual differences in SLA. His research works appear in such prestigious journals as TESOL Quarterly, Language Testing, Language Assessment Quarterly, Language Learning & Technology, System, Learning and Individual Differences, and so on.