EMI (English‐medium instruction) across the Asian region

Bolton, Kingsley; Bacon‐Shone, John; Botha, Werner

doi:10.1111/weng.12620

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“…Their non-English languages include Korean, Chinese, Japanese, German, Pennsylvania Dutch, Karen (an ethnic language in Myanmar), Burmese, and Thai. However, as common in Asian international education, English has been the default language of instruction in the International College [34]. In fact, the International College advertises that all its programs "are fully taught entirely in English" (college website).…”

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Decolonizing Technologies through Emergent Translanguaging Literature from the Margin: An English as a Foreign Language Writing Teacher’s Poetic Autoethnography

Yang

2023

Education Sciences

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Many scholars have portrayed technological advances as conducive to English language teaching and learning, without questioning their possible colonial assumptions about languages and literacies. Drawing on critical pedagogy and Global South epistemologies, I reconceptualize decolonization as a humanizing project in the contact zones between English and non-English languages. This poetic autoethnography, informed by my memories of my own experience as an English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learner in China, alongside a wide range of artifacts from a senior seminar course in an international college in a Thai private university, illustrates how educational technologies can be decolonized by producing (and publishing) emergent translanguaging literature that repositions teachers and students from marginalized backgrounds as co-creators of new knowledge about languages and literacies in the global context.

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Section: Context Materials and Methodsmentioning

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Decolonizing Technologies through Emergent Translanguaging Literature from the Margin: An English as a Foreign Language Writing Teacher’s Poetic Autoethnography

Yang

2023

Education Sciences

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“…Educational context EMI's implementation in Asia reflects the influence of historical English language. In former British colonies such as Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia, English is the primary instruction language (Bolton et al, 2022). Conversely, EFL contexts, such as China, Japan, and Korea, show less EMI development.…”

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“My expectation did not meet reality”: challenges of undergraduate students in English-medium instruction in Kazakhstan

Amanzhol,

Amanova,

Kerimbekova

et al. 2023

AEDS

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PurposeAs a result of the ongoing globalization and commercialization of higher education, English is increasingly being used as the language of instruction in universities across the globe. Despite the growing popularity of English-medium instruction (EMI) for academic subject instruction in Kazakhstan, there is limited research on regional university undergraduate students' attitudes towards learning EMI. This article explores a case study of a chemistry undergraduate program in Kazakhstan, where EMI is used. This study seeks to identify beliefs related to EMI, student attitudes and the challenges faced when studying science in English.Design/methodology/approachQualitative data were collected using open-ended questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with individuals selected using purposive sampling, which were then triangulated using classroom observations. The study employed a thematic analysis methodology to examine the gathered data, which included transcripts from interviews, audio logs from classroom observations and survey responses.FindingsFollowing an in-depth look at the main themes, there were a variety of codes that made more sense when arranged in one of the four primary groups. These categories primarily focused on the possible obstacles that may be encountered when adopting EMI in Kazakhstan's higher education institutions. They are as follows: linguistic, managerial, cultural and emotional.Originality/valueThe results of this study will contribute to the development of improved EMI policies and practices that are more comprehensive, equitable and efficient.

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“…Wachter & Maiworm (2014), EMI courses in both undergraduate and graduate programs at universities in Europe have grown tenfold from 2001 to 2014. Asian countries such as Korea (Williams, 2015), Vietnam (Nguyen et al, 2017) and Thailand (Bolton et al, 2023) also promoted EMI in higher education for internationalization and economic trade. Since 2006, EMI has been promoted in higher education through various projects and policies in Taiwan (Ministry of Education, 2006Education, , 2016Education, , 2021.…”

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A Study on The Factors Behind Bilingual Policy Promotion Within Higher Education in Taiwan

Wen Cheng,

Tang

2023

IJAHSS

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This paper aims to examine the ongoing bilingual policy promoted in higher education in Taiwan by exploring the important factors that might affect the promotion of the policy. After using literature review method to explore key factors affecting bilingual policy implementation in higher education, a group of 15 distinguished experts in the fields of language education, EMI promotion centers and in bilingual education policy implementation were assembled to form an expert panel. Leveraging the collective expertise and diverse perspectives of the panelists, the study conducted a questionnaire survey to collect the data. The results show five main categories of factors related to the implement of Bilingual Policy, namely “administrative support”, “school environment and resources”, “curriculum and instruction”, “student learning” and “local linkage”. Among the five categories, “administrative support” has the highest expert consensus of importance in terms of promoting Bilingual Policy, followed by “student learning”, “curriculum and instruction”, “school environment and resources” and “local linkage”. Experts’ comments and suggestions are also discussed.

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EMI (English‐medium instruction) across the Asian region

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Decolonizing Technologies through Emergent Translanguaging Literature from the Margin: An English as a Foreign Language Writing Teacher’s Poetic Autoethnography

Decolonizing Technologies through Emergent Translanguaging Literature from the Margin: An English as a Foreign Language Writing Teacher’s Poetic Autoethnography

“My expectation did not meet reality”: challenges of undergraduate students in English-medium instruction in Kazakhstan

A Study on The Factors Behind Bilingual Policy Promotion Within Higher Education in Taiwan

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