Implementing English-medium instruction (EMI) in China: teachers’ practices and perceptions, and students’ learning motivation and needs

Author: Jiang, L., Zhang, L. J. & May, S.

Recommended by: Gema Alcaráz Mármol

“It deals with EMI instructions in different areas, focusing on communication strategies. It also explores FL students’ motivation and academic interest.”

Lecturer education for English Medium Instruction

Author: Martín del Pozo, M. A.

Recommended by: Alicia Fernández Barrera

“This paper reflects on the concept of English Medium Instruction and presents the benefits for institutions and practitioners involved. Special attention is given to methodological implications and teacher training, including some indications for trainers or for those who may undertake autonomous training to teach through English.”

Language and Content Outcomes of CLIL and EMI: A Systematic Review

Author: Graham, K. M., Choi, Y., Davoodi, A., Razmeh, S. & Dixon, L. Q.

Recommended by: Alicia Fernández Barrera

“Using a systematic review, this study examines current literature on the effect of CBI on language
and content outcomes. The results show mixed findings on the effectiveness of CBI on student outcomes as well as multiple methodological issues. They conclude with a call for future research of CBI outcomes that examine a variety of countries and account for the methodological flaws identified.”

Higher education teachers’ attitudes towards English medium instruction: A three-country comparison

Author: Dearden, J. & Macaro, E.

Recommended by: Alicia Fernández Barrera

“This paper reports on a small scale exploratory comparison of lecturers and tutors in three universities situated in Poland, Austria and Italy and describes their attitudes towards the growing phenomenon of English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education in their respective countries. It concludes that further research of such comparative kind might provide insights into how the phenomenon of EMI is being introduced and accepted across the world.”

Teaching in English Is Not Necessarily the Teaching of English

Author: Chapple, J.

Recommended by: Alicia Fernández Barrera

“This article explains how a growing number of the nation’s universities are increasingly offering classes–and even entire courses–in English. This paper firstly explores the theoretical background and rationale behind the trend. It concludes with practical recommendations for greater language support activities and warns of the implications of naively equating EMI alone to an automatic improvement in English language ability in the Japanese context.”