Institutions across the world are using English to teach academic subjects. This symposium will present global perspectives of EMI from experts within the EMI Oxford Research Network. 

Registration 

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Symposium programme

The tentative symposium schedule is available below. Please note that this schedule is likely to change, so please check the website again closer to the symposium for an updated schedule. 

9.15-9:30am: WELCOME: Why a focus on emerging contexts? 
Speaker: Heath Rose, University of Oxford

9.30-10.30am: PRESENTATION ONE and PANEL DISCUSSION
Topic: EMI Oxford and British Council’s ODA Project
Main Speaker: Kari Sahan, University of Oxford (Panelists: K Sahan; H Rose; E Macaro; M Searle)

10.30-11:00am: PRESENTATION TWO
Topic: EMI and Self-regulation in listening
Speaker: Sihan Zhou, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

11.00-11:30am: PRESENTATION THREE
Topic: Global EMI research at macro-, meso-, and micro-levels 
Speaker: Jim McKinley, University College London

11:30am-12:00pm: PRESENTATION FOUR
Topic: EMI Doctoral Student Showcase
Speakers: Three doctoral students from Oxford and UCL will give lightening talks on their recent research

12.00-14.00: SCHEDULE BREAK

14.00-14:30: PRESENTATION FIVE
Topic: EMI in basic education in low and middle income countries
Speakers: Ann Veitch and John Simpson, British Council & British Council Sub-Saharan Africa

14.30-15:00: PRESENTATION SIX
Topic: Girls' Educational Experiences in English Medium Rwandan Basic Education
Speaker: Lizzi Milligan, The University of Bath

15:00-15:30: PRESENTATION SEVEN
Topic: EMI in Vietnam
Speaker: Nicola Galloway, The University of Glasgow

15:30-15:45: PRESENTATION EIGHT:
Topic: Introducing the Journal of English Medium Instruction
Speaker: Hans Malmström, Chalmers University of Technology 

15:45-16.15: CLOSING PRESENTATION:
Topics: 'Who Owns EMI?', themes for the future, and closing comments
Speakers: Ernesto Macaro and Ikuya Aizawa, University of Oxford