Contents 5How to use this book 71 Introduction: What this book wants and is - and what it is not 92 Making it work: What is needed to succeed in Englishmedium teaching 152.1 Subject matter knowledge 172.2 General English language skills 222.3 Didactics / educational skills 272.4 Academic language 352.5 Tying it all together 413 Teaching in English in academia: the bigger picture 433.1 Challenges and opportunities: mapping experiences 433.1.1 Pains and gains for teaching staff 443.1.2 Pains and gains: the students' side (as perceived by their teachers 473.1.3 Pains and gains for academic institutions 503.2 Challenges and opportunities: taking inventory 533.2.1 The teachers' side: individual challenges and issues 543.2.2 Integrating the teaching of content, language, and academic skills 563.2.3 The students 573.2.4 Cultural and diversity issues 593.2.5 Human resource management 603.2.6 Institutional policy 613.2.7 Higher-education policies and legal matters 634 Teaching in plain English: Keep it simple 675 Tips and resources for your own English-medium teaching adventure 815.1 Activating students 815.1.1 Lowering the threshold to speak in class 815.1.2 Stimulating academic competences 835.1.3 Giving students the freedom not to speak 885.2 Using writing to facilitate English-medium teaching 915.2.1 Using writing in and around the classroom 925.2.2 Using writing in office hours 975.3 Online glossaries of teaching and education terms 976 Useful words and phrases 1016.1 Vocabulary to align teaching, assigning, and assessing 1016.2 Phrases for classroom management 1046.3 Oral exams: basic considerations and useful phrases 1146.3.1 Setting the scene 1146.3.2 Facilitating examination 1156.3.3 Wrapping up 1217 Concluding remark 1238 Acknowledgments 125