{"id":954,"date":"2019-05-23T03:09:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T19:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seedssg.com\/?p=954"},"modified":"2019-05-23T03:10:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T19:10:40","slug":"time-of-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/2019\/05\/time-of-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Time of Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farewell-Lunch-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"956\" data-link=\"http:\/\/seedssg.com\/?attachment_id=956\" class=\"wp-image-956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farewell-Lunch.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farewell-Lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farewell-Lunch-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farewell-Lunch-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Farewell-Lunch-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Class-Visit-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"955\" data-link=\"http:\/\/seedssg.com\/?attachment_id=955\" class=\"wp-image-955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Class-Visit-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Class-Visit-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Class-Visit-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Class-Visit-250x188.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Class-Visit-624x468.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/seedssg.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Class-Visit.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following three years of\ninvestment into Psychology lecturers\u2019 English language ability and methodology\nof delivering their subjects in English, the time came to move on and partner\nwith other faculties at the State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kassim in\nRiau, Indonesia.&nbsp; This decision was made\nin light of local lecturers becoming increasingly familiar and confident with\nusing English as the medium of instruction for their classes, and also a number\nof program participants successfully applying for further study abroad.&nbsp; Although faculty leadership was open to\ncontinued SEEDS involvement with these initiatives, the operational principle\nof sustainability dictated that it was better to allow local staff to continue\nto grow these programs.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the wake of wrapping\nup involvement with the Psychology Faculty, SEEDS has established a similar\nlecturer-training program in collaboration with the Science &amp; Technology\nFaculty.&nbsp; In February 2019, the SEEDS consultant\nundertook a brief needs analysis in order to better understand lecturers\u2019\nlanguage abilities as well as the areas for growth that fit with the faculty\u2019s\nstrategic plans.&nbsp; A multi-phase plan\naddressing conversational and formal oral proficiency, standardized proficiency\ntest-taking skills, pedagogical skills for teaching using English, and academic\nwriting was developed, and the first stage commenced that same month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout this\ntransition, the aim of SEEDS\u2019 involvement continues to be the resourcing and\nequipping of local lecturers as a sustainable contribution to the quality of\neducation available to Southeast Asia\u2019s peoples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following three years of investment into Psychology lecturers\u2019 English language ability and methodology of delivering their subjects in English, the time came to move on and partner with other faculties at the State Islamic University of Sultan Syarif Kassim in Riau, Indonesia.  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