COIL affords teachers and students an opportunity to interact and collaborate with their overseas counterparts without the need to travel abroad. The COIL component normally accounts for at least 20% of the total teaching and learning activities of a course, including synchronous or asynchronous lessons, assignment preparation, and self-study. The diagram below illustrates the design of the COIL component.
* English should be the medium of instruction for the COIL course.
Four Phases of COIL Implementation
Regardless of the COIL duration, teachers usually go through four phases of implementation.
