Attitudes toward EMI in East Asia and the Gulf

IF 0.4 4区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS
Keith M. Graham, Zohreh R. Eslami
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Abstract

In order to raise global profiles of universities, governments around the world have pushed universities to offer English medium instruction (EMI) courses. While research examining the attitudes toward EMI has been conducted in various countries, these studies generally look at a single university and rarely examine attitudes between countries or regions. In order to investigate attitudes from a macro perspective, this study used a systematic literature review method to synthesize findings on attitudes toward EMI in East Asia and the Gulf. The review was guided by the following research questions: (1) What are the attitudes toward EMI in countries in the Gulf and East Asia? and (2) What are the similarities/differences between countries and what factors can be attributed to these? Attitude scores were calculated for twenty studies from ten countries, and the studies were coded by common themes affecting EMI attitudes. Results show that factors affecting attitudes include language and content issues, choice of medium of instruction, instructor quality, motivation to learn English, and deficit views of the L1. As a result of the findings, it is suggested that governments and universities review their EMI policies in order to ensure education quality and maintain the status of local languages.
东亚和海湾地区对EMI的态度
为了提高大学的全球知名度,世界各国政府都在推动大学开设英语教学课程。虽然各国都对EMI的态度进行了研究,但这些研究通常着眼于一所大学,很少考察国家或地区之间的态度。为了从宏观角度调查人们的态度,本研究采用了系统的文献综述方法,综合了东亚和海湾地区对EMI态度的研究结果。本综述以以下研究问题为指导:(1)海湾和东亚国家对EMI的态度是什么?以及(2)国家之间有哪些相似之处/差异,可以归因于哪些因素?对来自10个国家的20项研究的态度得分进行了计算,这些研究按照影响EMI态度的共同主题进行了编码。结果表明,影响态度的因素包括语言和内容问题、教学语言的选择、教师素质、学习英语的动机和L1的缺陷观。根据调查结果,建议政府和大学审查其EMI政策,以确保教育质量并保持当地语言的地位。
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期刊介绍: Language Problems and Language Planning is published in cooperation with the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems. This international multi-lingual journal publishes articles primarily on political, sociological, and economic aspects of language and language use. It is especially concerned with relationships between and among language communities, particularly in international contexts, and in the adaptation, manipulation, and standardization of language for international use.
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