University English-medium instruction in Türkiye – what instructors say

IF 0.7 Q3 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Language Learning in Higher Education Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1515/cercles-2023-2034

Yavuz Kurt, Yasemin Bayyurt

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Abstract The rise of English-medium instruction (EMI) and the increasing number of international students in Turkish universities call for a change in the language support programs that prepare students for EMI. English as a lingua franca (ELF) is a promising perspective to achieve a more linguistically and culturally inclusive pedagogy. This paper reports the views of 10 English language instructors who took a teacher training course on ELF and experimented with ELF-aware teaching with several lessons in the classroom. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with the instructors to explore how they conceptualized the relationship between ELF and their teaching context, and how they evaluated their teaching experiences. Results reveal that when preparing students for EMI, instructors saw ELF as a useful frame of reference that promoted students’ confidence, motivation, and critical thinking. Instructors’ teaching preferences were shaped by the curriculum they were supposed to follow, the materials at their disposal, and the characteristics of their learners. Findings highlight the need to equip students for the variability in the English language, and become more confident with their linguistic skills as multilingual speakers, as well as engage in critical thinking about English and its use in their context.

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大学英语教学在 rkiye -什么讲师说

英语教学(EMI)的兴起和土耳其大学国际学生人数的增加要求改变为学生准备EMI的语言支持计划。英语作为通用语言(ELF)是实现语言和文化包容性教育的一个有希望的视角。本文报道了10位英语教师的观点，他们参加了一个关于ELF的教师培训课程，并在课堂上进行了几节课的ELF感知教学实验。对教师进行了半结构化访谈，以探讨他们如何概念化ELF与教学环境之间的关系，以及他们如何评估自己的教学经验。结果显示，当学生为EMI做准备时，教师认为ELF是一个有用的参考框架，可以提高学生的信心、动力和批判性思维。教师的教学偏好是由他们应该遵循的课程、他们可以使用的材料以及学习者的特点所决定的。研究结果强调，需要让学生掌握英语语言的可变性，并对自己作为多语言使用者的语言技能更加自信，以及对英语及其在语境中的应用进行批判性思考。

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Language Learning in Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： Language Learning in Higher Education deals with the most relevant aspects of language acquisition at university. The CercleS journal presents the outcomes of research on language teaching, blended learning and autonomous learning, language assessment as well as aspects of professional development, quality assurance and university language policy. Its aim is to increase the quality of language teaching and learning programmes offered by university language centers and other providers in higher education by presenting new models and by disseminating the best results of research activities carried out at language centers and in other higher education departments.