The British Council in Brazil is looking for a consultant or trainer in the UK with experience in designing and delivering online training to design the content and deliver a four-module (20-hour) Academic Writing course for a group of Masters’ and PhD students, and early-career researchers from the State of Parana in Brazil.
The modules can be based on our own Researcher Connect course (which has been successfully delivered in the State in the past and is where their interest comes from), adding in some of the latest approaches to academic writing, adapting to online delivery and ensuring suitability for the participants described above.
The four modules you will be leading on will be delivered as part of a much wider programme within the State of Parana, aimed at skilling-up students and researchers in various areas of academic writing (see below for more details), delivered by a leading group of academics from the state, with whom you will liaise to ensure the successful integration of our modules.
The modules are planned to use a blend of synchronous (2-3 hours) and asynchronous (2-3 hours) learning approaches – totalling 5 hours of learning for students, per module. The first iteration of the modules will be delivered in August 2020, with a second iteration (a second cohort) delivered in August 20201.
Participants’ level of English will be a minimum of a solid B2 – CEFR.
The programme was originally intended to be delivered through a mix of classes both in person and online. Now in the context of Covid-19, delivery will be likely be 100% online in at least 2020. The modules delivered by the UK consultant will be completely online for both cohorts, 2020 and 2021.
The learning platform will be provided by the client and would require no development on your behalf. You will be providing the content for the four modules, resources for students, training notes and resources, and live delivery of the modules to the two cohorts.
Please see attached Call for proposals for more details.
Proposals should be sent to Jessica Swann (Jessica.Swann@britishcouncil.org) by no later than Monday, 18 May 2020. Subject line: “Proposal – Academic writing online course for Brazilian partner”.
Should you have any questions related to this call for proposals, please contact Jessica Swann by no later than 15 May 2020. Subject line: “Proposal – Academic writing online course for Brazilian partner – Questions”.