McGraw Hill China (Higher Ed) participates in CEAPA-BALEAP International Conference 2021
We are proud to be a part of CEAPA - BALEAP 2021 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (暨第七届中国术英语教学研究年会) which was held from 28 to 30 May in Suzhou, China. This conference is co-hosted by CEAPA (China English for Academic Purposes Association) and BALEAP (British Association of Lectures in English for Academic Purposes), and is undertaken by Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University English Language Center.
The conference aims to bring together EAP (English for Academic Purposes) higher education teaching professionals from all over the world to engage in knowledge exchange and collaboration at XJTLU. The theme for 2021 is "EAP as a Glocal Language" addressing i. how EAP provision can adapt to meet the needs of students situated in non-Anglophone contexts and ii. how EAP has gradually become a diverse and evolving Glocal language.
In line with the theme, we've invited Georgios Kormpas, Director of the Teaching, Learning and Development Center at Al Yamamah University in Saudi Arabia to share his expertise on EAP Programs and how our EAP solutions solutions can help instructors improve their teaching experience.
McGraw Hill Live Session - Connecting Your EAP Content
Agenda
1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Online & Distance Learning
3. eBooks
4. Connect®
5. More online and distance learning tools
6. McGraw Hill ReadAnywhere App
7. Putting it all together
8. Q&A
EAP (English for Academic Purposes) has flourished in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s (Hamp-Lyons, 1980). Ever since it was discovered, it has been well researched and given a lot of attention in various publications and conferences around the world. Teachers and practitioners faced slight challenges at the beginning as they did not have prior training to deliver such courses. One of the major elements that was missing was content. There is a plethora of material for general English courses, but not ESP ones. Teachers found it difficult to keep all their material together. Nowadays, there is ample amount of content but how do teachers keep up with content, material from the book, case studies, extra homework and others?
In the live presentation, Georgios demonstrated how instructors are able to utilize all the materials with McGraw Hill leading online learning platform - Connect® and EAP solution - New Interactions. These solutions would not only help students with their learning experience but may also significantly improve instructor's teaching experience.
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New Interactions is a five-level EAP series for students studying at Higher Education institutes requiring English as part of their studies. It is a fully revised and enhanced edition of the most trusted brand name in English for Academic Purposes, the pioneer series Interactions / Mosaic. This new edition offers powerful digital tools that support the content with relevancy and real-world application that is crucial to learning in a fast-paced, global world.
New Interactions is a blended solution that utilizes McGraw Hill’s leading learning platform, Connect© offers instructors the flexibility they need to create the right balance of approaches for their teaching style.
Reporting and Analytics for New Interactions is through Connect. There are 13 reports designed to give teachers deep insights into the progress of their learners. These reports help instructors identify struggling students to remediate or highlight concepts that students may need further help with.
ReadAnywhere app lets students access their New Interactions texts from their mobile phone or tablet. Students can also download a chapter or the entire text or study offline.
Power of Process offers a hands-on tool for reviewing and analyzing journal articles, cases and text passages. Students gain access to a rich library of resource materials, guided by a scaffolding framework that helps to develop essential academic skills, such as understanding, analyzing and synthesizing. Instructors can upload their own materials to customize the experience for their students.
LearnSmart Achieve identifies concepts students have mastered as well as those they are struggling with and provides additional practice through just-in-time resources, and helps students deepen their understanding of important concepts.
Georgios Kormpas is the Director of the Teaching, Learning and Development Center at Al Yamamah University in Saudi Arabia. He also works for the Center for Executive Education where he coordinates EAP programs for executives. Georgios is pursuing a Ph.D. researching Technology Enhanced Learning at Lancaster University.
He is the Past chair of the ANPC (Affiliate Network Professional Council) a professional council of TESOL International Association based in the US with affiliate associations in more than 120 countries around the world. Currently, Georgios serves as a member of the Nominating Committee of TESOL International and is the Vice President of the International Association for Blended Learning.