PEP results

The PEP project combines teacher training and exchanges of good practices in language teaching with piloting new courses and strategic discussions for implementing Professional English Programs.

In the application we wrote that the goal of the PEP project is to develop capacity for Professional English at the six universities in Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. We are well on our way to do so!

In short, the PEP project, so far, has:

• trained 13 teachers in English teaching
• developed a pilot course for oral communication in English
• strengthened the capacity for 92 students to communicate in English (1st pilot course).

Next step will be to develop a course in written communication.

PEP has also been presented at the following conferences and workshops:

1. March 16, 2024. Collaboration, Power, and Influence Conference at Kings College London, UK on behalf of BALEAP (British Association for Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes).
2. October 10, 2024. ANIE Conference in Accra, Ghana. Presentation title: Curriculum Innovation and Internationalisation in West Africa through Professional English Programmes.
3. 7 November, 2024. AFSIN (African Spectral Imaging Network) Conference in Togo. Presentation title: PEP – Professional English Programmes. Participants were university staff and students from Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Sweden and Togo.
4. November 7-11, 2024. 5 workshops at the AFSIN Conference: Sample PEP speaking lessons.
5. Upcoming: April 10, 2025: IATEFL Conference (International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language) in Edinburgh, UK. Annual conference for a big international audience. Title of presentation: Building speaking courses for African universities through capacity development.