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Introduction to Teaching atthe AIEN Institute on the Lingang New City Campus of the Shanghai OceanUniversity

AIENInstitute

The AIEN Institute is the Teaching Centre for the Joint Venturebetween Shanghai Ocean University and the University of Tasmania, Australia.The Institute was established in 2002 it offers a four-year Business Degreeprogram with majors in either InformationManagement and Information Systems or InternationalMarketing.. Currently over 1800 students are enrolled.

ShanghaiOcean University (SHOU)

Shanghai Ocean University (formerly the Shanghai FisheriesUniversity) was founded in 1912. It isone of the 13 Shanghai-based universities which have key disciplines recognizedby the State Ministry of Education.

Universityof Tasmania (UTas)

The University of Tasmania, Australia, has a history of over 100years and is highly regarded internationally as a teaching and researchinstitution.

Staff

There are 10staff members of the English Department, including the Director, theAdministrative Assistant, Program Coordinator, Program Developer and teachers

Coursesdelivered by the AIEN Institute, SHOU

The first year course at the AIEN Institute SHOU is English forAcademic Purposes (EAP) and Study Skills; this is a preparation course forstudents who will begin studying in China with the University of Tasmania(Australia) in their second year.

The Second Year course offers the students English support anddevelopment while they are undertaking undergraduate studies in InformationManagement and Information Systems or International Marketing. The studentsstudy Business English and Presentation Skills.

There are approximately 400 students in each year group, dividedinto 16 classes of approximately 25 students per class.

Curriculumand teaching materials

The teaching materials are developed by the Director, the ProgramCoordinator, Program Developer and teachers and supported by set text books.Each course is structured in modules and involves ongoing assessment taskswithin each module as well as mid and end-of-course tests. The courses are ablend of face-to-face and on-line activities.

AIEN Institute is an elite educational program that offers anintensive curriculum geared towards preparing students to continue furtherstudies abroad and / or to pursue a business career in multinational companiesall over the world.

The first year curriculum trains and exposes students to theacademic areas of the following;

AcademicResearch Writing: Sentence structures, Written reports, wide varietyof academic texts such as Argument text, Discussion, Cause and Effect, Compareand Contrast, Process text, Graphs and Tables text, and Research Paper.
Individualand Group Speaking Presentations: development of students’speaking skills in English,Individualpresentation and interviews, GroupPresentations, successful presentation skills, team building and confidence,effective skills in creating visual aids to be used in presentations, Problem-Solution- Evaluation speaking presentations, Argument and Debate skills.
ReadingSkills and Vocabulary Development: training andexposure to academic text types and Academic Word list. Familiarizing studentsto reading strategies such as; Skimming and Scanning, note-taking styles,Marketing and Information systems technical vocabulary or jargon.
HarvardReferencing System and Academic Honesty:students are trained to avoid plagiarism by using the Harvard Referencingsystem modified to suit the UTas referencing style.Itcovers intellectual property rights and academic research skills, in-textreferencing, direct quotations, summarizing and paraphrasing.
StudySkills and Critical Thinking: it involves building a sound foundation of English language and studyskills for further university study rather than amastery of skills for one specific assessment. Criticalthinking is a necessary skill to improve students’ understanding of language functions.Students aretrained to be able to identifythe structure, functions, and features of the given text allowing them to transfer their knowledge and skillsfrom one activity to another. Students are required to use anddevelop their critical thinking skills to think outside the box in order tosolve problems, accomplish tasks, and finish assignments.
ProgressiveIndividual Development and Exposure to International Culture: AIENinstitute rigorously screens select, and employs educators from around theworld. Priority is given to quality of teaching and effective teaching strategies.Students’ individual development is assured by combining the best discipline ofthe Chinese education system and the inter-active approaches to education fromforeign methodologies. Students are regularly exposed to foreign culture on aday to day basis providing them with different approaches in completing tasksthus improving their cognitive skills.

The 2nd year curriculum trains and teachesstudents the language-based professional skills necessary for future employmentunder the international business settings. The program offers the following:

Clearunderstanding of the International Business World: itteaches students about the different corporate structures, business ethics,corporate culture, roles of different departments and employee’s position in acompany. This is covered in every face to face lectures and being reinforced inthe LL classes using updated listening audio and video business relatedrecordings.
InternationalBusiness and Management Styles: Students arerequired to conduct surveys and research outside the classrooms to identifydifferent types of management styles from different managers around the world.The program identifies the top trading partners of China on a particular yearand this is being used as a subject for their business interviews and research.A successful completion of this task guarantees a wider understanding of thedifferent managers and their management styles.
Jobhunting, Hiring and Recruitment: This is a uniqueattribute of the program that is designed to assist students in a successfuljob application in the future. It shows and trains student the correct andeffective way to write a Cover letter (Letter of Application) and a CV / Resumeintended for multi-national companies located in and out of the country.
JobInterview and Interview Simulation: Noknown joint venture practices and trains students on the proper ways and meanswith regard to job interviews. AIEN 2^nd year programenhances the skills necessary to besuccessful in job interviews. Language skills as well as interview skills aretaught, dress code, proper gestures, how to answer difficult interviewquestions, conversing confidently, these and many more are covered and part oftheir speaking assessment.
CaseStudy Writing; To reinforce and strengthen theUTas (University of Tasmania) major units, case study writing is a necessarycomponent. Students are trained to write a case study using a variety of casestudy formats such as; SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, and Feasibility studies.These are concise versions of the Research paper they covered from the previousyear.
FieldResearch Report and Presentation: This FieldResearch Report and Presentation will enable students to practice all theirskills in research and presentations. Students are required to select andevaluate an international corporation, set an appointment, conduct an interviewwith the duly recognized representative of the corporation / company, recordthe interview and conversation, evaluate the said activity, and report theirfindings in their presentation in the face to face class.
BusinessPresentations: This assessed activity trainsstudents the proper table battles and business negotiation techniques,marketing, branding products and developing corporate image necessary forselling and promoting their own product in an assumed business situation.

Under the EAP and Business English program of the AIEN Institutestudents are expected to gain an advanced knowledge and skills necessary forthem to succeed in their chosen fields here and abroad.

Teachingprogram organization

Classes are timetabled in 1.5 hour sessions – 5 min break after 45mins - with a 15 minute mid-morning break, 80-minute lunch break and 10 minutemid-afternoon breaks. Classes fall within the hours of 8.15 a.m. to 4.20 pmMonday to Thursday and 8.15 to 11:40 am. on Friday. There are no evening orweekend classes.

Teachers in the First Year Program work asmembers of a team of 2-3 teachers sharing four classes.

The face-to-face teaching hours are 19.5 hours of the 38 hourworking week. Each teacher is available for consultation by students duringOffice Hours (1.5 hours per week) The remaining 17 hours are used for markingand lesson preparation as well as for collegiate activities such as staffmeetings, professional development, reporting on student progress and lessonplanning. At the discretion of the Director, work such as marking may be done offcampus.

Thenew campus of Shanghai Ocean University

Until August 2008, the Shanghai Ocean University had two campuses –the older city campus and the newer campus in Nanhui, an outer district ofgreater Shanghai. In September 2008, the university moved to the new campus inLingang (New City) Pudong.

Lingang is part of greater Shanghai and is about an hour’s drivefrom the city centre of Shanghai. The new city is on the shore of a large lakeand is only a short distance from the sea and the new deep sea port. The air isclean and the open spaces are welcoming, especially for cyclists. Theuniversity place is connected with Subway Metro line 16 that starts itsoperation from 5:50 am and ends at 10:30 pm

Local Chinese supermarkets, convenience stores and restaurants haveopened in Lingang with western-style supermarkets. TESCOS have a large centrein Nanhui, about 30 minute subway ride from Lingang.

ContractDates

The starting date of 2021-22 contract is Sept. Classes will commence on the third weekof Sept 2021.

There will be an orientation period prior to the commencement ofclasses. All teachers will be involved in orientation, curriculum development,lesson planning, teaching resources creation and professional development.

Contracts are for the academic year which usually ends in earlyJuly. There is an option for a renewal of contract after a review process. Ifthe contract is renewed, the starting date will be the beginning of the nextacademic year. The teaching salary is not paid during the summer break.However, the living allowance will be paid over the summer break. This allowsreturning teachers to keep their apartment, if they so wish. Teachers are freeto seek other employment during the summer break.

Teachingfacilities

The AIEN Institute is situated in a four storey building with a liftand air-conditioning in offices, staff room and all English classrooms. Eachclassroom has power point facilities.

The English Department staff facilities include a well-equippedstaff room with individual work stations and computers.

Campusfacilities

There are a number of restaurants – both Chinese and western - aswell as coffee shops, cafeterias, a supermarket, convenience shops, post officeand banking facilities, on the campus.

Healthcare

AIEN staff may use the services of the campus clinic which isstaffed by Chinese doctors and nurses. Language interpretation is offered ifrequired. The cost is low. AIEN also provides medical insurance to covermedical costs for accidents and hospital stay.

Accommodation for Teachers

The AIEN Institute will provide the first 3 nights’ accommodationfree for new teachers. The accommodation will be arranged or approved by theinstitute. Assistance will be provided in finding accommodation.

Assistance will be provided in finding accommodation. The AIENInstitute contract includes a RMB 4,500 monthly allowance to assist in coveringthe cost of accommodation, utilities and local and/or commuting travel.

AccommodationOptions

1. A hotel-style room, with en-suite, in the Visiting Teacher’sAccommodation Building. Each room is equipped with a bed, a pillow, sheets,blankets, arm chair, desk, chair and drinking water. Some rooms with atelevision, a refrigerator and a micro-wave oven are available. Teachers willneed to provide their own towels, crockery and cutlery.

2. Local apartments in Lingang are available for rent. Theseapartments have standard white goods and are furnished. Tenants will need tobuy their own linen, crockery and cutlery. Most apartments are furnished. Therent for a single bedroom apartment is about RMB 2,000. These rents are much less than those chargedin more central parts of Shanghai center. A local bus runs between theapartments and the campus.

3. Some members of staff choose to stay in the Shanghai suburbscloser to the city centre. Apartment rent there is usually between RMB 5,500and RMB 8,000 per month, with the usual deposit and advance rent. A universitycommuter bus runs from Zhangjiang Gao Ke metro station to the campus at 7.00 ameach morning. A return bus departs from the campus each day at 1.00 pm and 4.30pm (Friday at 3.30 pm). The commuting time is about 50 minutes, depending ontraffic conditions. The bus fare is 5 RMB. An allowance is included in thesalary package to help cover this cost.

4. Assistanceis given in finding accommodation, negotiating leases and completing all rentalformalities.

On arrival (if you arenot already living in Shanghai)

Someone fromthe AIEN Institute will meet you and bring you either to the campus or toreserved accommodation. During your first week, AIEN willhelp to orient you to living and working in China, look for accommodation,undertake procedures required by the Chinese Government (e.g. medical, visa )and familiarize you with the teaching program.

Accommodation will be provided at no cost for the first three days.

The AIEN Institute SHOUpackage

The AIEN Institute offers an attractivepackage including:

• a competitive salary

• an accommodation/living allowance

• local travel allowance

• annual travel allowance

• annual bonus

• free workday lunch

• local medical coverage

• public holidays and paid annualleave

• assistance with visa application