A multimodal analysis of pair work engagement episodes: Implications for EMI lecturer training

Lecturers' abilities to use semiotic resources construct meaning and create engagement play an important role in university classrooms where English is the medium of instruction (EMI). The main focus this study on how EMI lecturers enrolled a professional development program interpersonal engage students through pair work activities. Two analyses were conducted dataset twelve micro-teaching sessions extracted from teacher training corpus. first analysis identified moves pedagogical functions instantiated while carrying out episodes (EEs). findings served design “Pair framework”, which includes five basic moves: 1) contextualizing, 2) setting up, 3) monitoring, 4) eliciting, 5) summarizing. second illustrated found each move four EEs constructed multimodally verbal non-verbal communicative modes (i.e., spoken, written, materials, space, posture). framework multimodal lend support strategies that may be implemented programs enhance lecturers’ interactional competence.