1.      Rationale

Pursuant to the "EMI Teaching and Learning Center Project" under the Ministry of Education's BEST program.

2.      Purpose

Led by the National Chung Hsing University EMI Teaching & Learning Center (hereafter referred to as “NCHU EMI TLC”), this implementation plan aims to encourage faculty members from higher education institutions nationwide to establish professional development communities for bilingual teaching.

Through collaborative participation in the implementation of LTTC’s Sample Lesson Plans and the development of an EMI course quality assurance framework, the program adopts a task-oriented approach to promote faculty collaboration, continuously enhance professional competencies in bilingual teaching, and improve the overall quality of EMI instruction.

3.      Program Components

(1)   Community Categories

This implementation plan is structured around professional development communities as the primary operational model. Based on different faculty development needs, two categories of communities are established as follows:

A.    Collaborative ESP/ ESAP Course Design Community

Led by language teachers, this community focuses on implementing Sample Lesson Plans developed by the Language Training & Testing Center (LTTC) into actual teaching contexts.

In addition, the community may collaboratively develop a one-semester ESP/ESAP course syllabus or create an innovative ESP/ESAP lesson plan to enhance teaching quality and student learning outcomes.

B.     Course Quality Assurance Community

Members of this community jointly select one EMI course taught by a participating faculty member as the subject of quality assurance implementation.

Based on the quality assurance rubric template provided by NCHU EMI TLC, members analyze and adjust the rubric according to the characteristics of the course and instructional needs. The community then develops a course-specific quality assurance rubric and collaboratively implements related quality assurance practices during the course period to ensure instructional quality and effectiveness.

(2)   Eligibility and Application

A.    Applicants

Faculty members from colleges and universities nationwide are eligible to apply. Each community generally consists of 3–5 members.

B.     Application Guidelines

Applicants may apply for more than one category but limited to one application per category.

                                            I.     Collaborative ESP/ ESAP Course Design Community

Content teachers from a specific discipline collaborate with language teachers; members may be from the same or multiple universities.

                                         II.     Course Quality Assurance Community

Faculty from two or more universities; no restrictions on academic discipline.

C.     Community Convener

Each community shall appoint one faculty member as the convener, who will be responsible for administrative communication, activity coordination, and compilation of project outcomes.

(3)   Application Procedures

Community conveners shall complete the project application form (Appendix 1) and upload the required documents through the online application platform.

Applications with incomplete information or non-compliant formats will not be accepted.

(4)   Implementation Period

The implementation period will be announced on the NCHU EMI TLC website each semester. Applicants shall complete the application process and related procedures according to the announced schedule.

(5)   Community Tasks

A.    Collaborative ESP/ ESAP Course Design Community

The community tasks consist of 2 stages:

Stage 1 –

·         Each community member shall participate in the workshops on "Sample Lesson Plans" organized by NCHU EMI TLC.

·         Each member shall incorporate the Sample Lesson Plans developed by LTTC (https://reurl.cc/rkVO0b) into one course session, one instructional unit, or one teaching module.

Stage 2 – Syllabus Development and Lesson Plan Innovation

(Select one of the following two implementation tracks)

·         Syllabus Development Track

Language teachers and content teachers shall collaborate to develop an ESP/ESAP course that integrates language learning with disciplinary content.

The course syllabus shall include:

- learning objectives;

- introduction and structure of teaching materials;

- teaching modules and course outline;

- assessment methods;

- a professional English glossary

The developed course shall serve as a bridging course to support students’ transition from foundational core courses to disciplinary EMI courses.

·         Lesson Plan Innovation Track

Based on the resources provided in LTTC’s EAP Power Up series (EAP Power Up: Synthesizing Textual and Visual Information for Academic Success),community members shall incorporate micro-tasks into their teaching practices and develop an innovative EAP/ESAP lesson plan along with accompanying course slides.

B.     Course Quality Assurance Community

                                            I.     Course Selection

Jointly select one EMI course for analysis of objectives, competencies, pedagogy, and assessment.

                                         II.     Rubric Development

·         NCHU EMI TLC provides a sample rubric for EMI quality assurance. The community members should revise it into an individualized rubric that fits the attributes and needs of the course.

·         All assessment dimensions and indicators in the sample rubric must be retained and cannot be removed; only qualitative descriptors may be revised or new indicators added.

·         One to two enrolled students may be invited to participate in rubric development to ensure learner perspectives and practical applicability.

                                       III.     Rubric Review

Submit the individualized rubric by the deadline for external expert review.

                                      IV.     Implementation

Incorporate expert feedback, apply the rubric, and evaluate through NCHU EMI Course Feedback Questionnaire, class observations, assignments, and assessments. Submit a final QA report at the end of the semester.

(6)   Others

Community members may be invited by the NCHU EMI TLC to participate in inter-university exchange events. The members are also encouraged to attend various workshops and training sessions to enhance the effectiveness of the professional community and to strengthen the momentum of EMI teaching.

4.      Budget and Incentives

(1)   Applications will be reviewed by NCHU EMI TLC, considering both proposal quality and prior performance. Subsidies are limited to the annual budget.

(2)   Funding Policies

A.    Operational Expenses

                                     I.     Each community may receive operational expense funding of up to NT$30,000.

·         Eligible expense items include:

- consultation fees;

- review fees;

- transportation expenses;

- student assistant wages;

- meal expenses;

- miscellaneous expenses (limited to a maximum of 6% of operational expenses).

                                  II.     To promote the integration of AI tools into autonomous English learning, additional subsidies may be provided for software subscription fees of AI tools.

·         The subsidy for AI tool subscriptions is limited to NT$10,000 per month and cannot be reallocated to other operational expense categories.

·         The subscribed AI tools shall not be listed as products that pose national cybersecurity risks by the Ministry of Digital Affairs or other central competent authorities (e.g., DeepSeek), and shall comply with relevant government cybersecurity regulations.

·         Applicants shall provide detailed budget plans based on actual needs in the application form. The final approved amount will be determined and allocated by NCHU EMI TLC according to the review results.

·         Reimbursement procedures shall follow the regulations specified in Section (3).

B.     Faculty Incentives

will be awarded selectively based on community implementation outcomes.

Each approved project may receive incentives of up to NT$48,000, distributed among community members according to the following principles:

Category		Community Convener	Community Members (excluding Convener)	Total Amount
A.Collaborative ESP/ ESAP Course Design Community	Lesson Plan Innovation Track	up to NT$18,000	up to NT$27,000	up to NT$45,000
	Syllabus Development Track	up to NT$18,000	up to NT$30,000	up to NT$48,000
B.Course Quality Assurance Community		up to NT$18,000	up to NT$30,000	up to NT$48,000

(3)   Reimbursement Procedures

A.    All expenses must comply with Ministry of Education's Guidelines for Project Grants and Commissions. Procedures are outlined in Appendix 2.

B.     Unused funds by the deadline will be reclaimed.

5.      Project Management and Closure

(1)   The community convener shall submit the “Final Report” within two weeks after completion of the project period. The required format shall follow Appendix 4.

(2)   The community convener shall ensure that all community members complete the online feedback form within two weeks after completion of the project period.

(3)   The Final Report will be published on the NCHU EMI TLC website for non-profit educational use and teaching promotion purposes.