ERIC Number: EJ1451686
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-4632
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7557
Who Owns English Medium Instruction?
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v45 n10 p4037-4050 2024
The steady increase in content courses being taught through the medium of English in non-Anglophone countries has been matched by a rapidly growing output of research and commentary on the topic. There are also a number of providers now offering professional development for English Medium Instruction (EMI) teachers. We carried out a systematic investigation into who is undertaking the research in EMI, in which journals it is being published, and the background of tutors who are offering professional development courses. Our findings suggest that the EMI research and development field has been appropriated by academics with an applied linguistics background even though the majority of EMI programmes are taught by non-linguists. We question whether this situation is likely to lead to research which is most incisive and sufficiently broad in scope such that it will lead to the best development of practice. We put forward suggestions for alternatives.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Variation, Language of Instruction, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Faculty Development, Periodicals, Teacher Characteristics, Applied Linguistics, College Faculty, Best Practices, Web Sites, Language Teachers, Specialists, Foreign Countries, Educational Objectives, Language Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: International English Language Testing System
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