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BALEAP EMI SIG Global Webinar Series #5

We are delighted to announce the fifth event in the BALEAP EMI SIG Global Webinar Series, opening the new academic year with two world-class experts in EAP research and programme management.

Title: EAP and EMI: World-Class Perspectives on Research and Practice

Date: Friday, 26 September 2025

Time: 11:00 (BST)

Location: Online via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83113504912?pwd=sINFmF2NWb2aPWd807KZ704pNK8rht.1 )

Speakers and Talks

Professor Ursula Wingate

Professor of Language Education, King’s College London

Ursula’s research focuses on theoretical and pedagogical models of academic literacy, with recent work exploring the use of GenAI in student writing.

Talk: The role of EAP in enhancing student support and teacher education in EMI contexts

Prof. Wingate challenges the idea of EMI as a “new” phenomenon in search of methods. She highlights how EAP’s longstanding pedagogical expertise can inform EMI, raising awareness of student academic literacy needs and promoting inclusive, genre-based pedagogies.

Professor Karen Ottewell

Acting Director, Cambridge University Language Centre & Director of ADTIS

Karen specialises in postgraduate writing, assessment design, and cultural influences on academic articulacy.

Talk: Practical insights from postgraduate EAP provision at Cambridge

Prof. Ottewell extends Ursula’s discussion with two key insights: (1) prior study in EMI environments does not always give students the expected advantage when applying for postgraduate programmes in the UK; and (2) Cambridge’s EAP provision demonstrates how targeted support can benefit both institutions and international students.

Why attend?

This webinar will be of interest to colleagues working in EAP, EMI, academic development, programme leadership, and higher education policy.

We warmly invite you to join us and look forward to welcoming you.