Pre-emptive Corpus-Informed Seminar Rehearsal for EMI Engineering

Activity: Disseminating Research › Conference

Activity

Talk / Oral Presentation (Conference presentation – contributed)

Description

Contributed conference presentation accepted on the basis of a reviewed abstract and listed in the conference programme. The presentation reported on a corpus-informed, pre-semester communication support course for engineering undergraduates in a UK–China TNE context. The course integrated metacognitive listening strategy training, rehearsed discussion initiation frames, and discipline-specific vocabulary derived from local engineering corpora. Formative-to-summative paired assessment comparison (n=47) demonstrated clear improvement in interactional communication performance. The presentation discussed implications for reducing interactional risk and cognitive load in EMI seminars delivered in partner-campus settings.
Period30 Oct 2025
Event titleLanguage, Assessment and Disciplinary Specialism in UK–China Transnational Education: A Space for Collaboration
Event typeConference
LocationLeeds, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • TNE
  • EMI
  • Engineering Education
  • Academic Listening
  • EAP
  • Corpus Informed Pedagogy
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Effective Seminar Communication