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Language Mindset and Discipline Mindset Both Matter: Exploring the Effect of Growth Mindset on Motivation and Willingness to Communicate in EMI Higher Education

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In English medium instruction (EMI), students face cognitive and emotional demands in second language (L2) communication, which may hamper their motivation and willingness to communicate (WTC). Adopting a mixed‐methods design, this study explores how growth mindsets affected student motivation (e.g., ideal L2 self and ideal disciplinary self ...
Pengzhan Yang, Yuqing Wang, Wenqian Huang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translanguaging in English-medium instruction (EMI): Examining English literature content classrooms

Turkish Journal of Education, 2023
Recently, translanguaging has begun challenging and replacing English-only policies in English-medium instruction (EMI) contexts, advocating that bi/multilingual learners may better internalise information in two or more languages.
Ufuk Ataş
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EMI (English‐medium instruction) in South Korean elite universities

World Englishes, 2022
AbstractThis article provides an extensive review of previous research on English‐medium instruction (EMI) in South Korean higher education. It then goes on to discuss the findings of a 2017 survey at four elite universities in South Korea, which were Seoul National University, Korea University, Yonsei University, and Korea Advanced Institute of ...
Kingsley Bolton, Hyejeong Ahn, Werner Botha, John Bacon‐Shone   +3 more
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Promoting Foreign Language Enjoyment Through Displaying Affiliation in Collaborative Digital Multimodal Composing in Hong Kong ESL Classrooms: Insights From Translanguaging and Transpositioning Perspectives

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Studies on classroom interactions suggest that displaying affiliation through linguistic and multimodal resources could promote positive emotions like enjoyment, thereby enhancing engagement and enthusiasm in second/foreign language learning.
Karen C. K. Choi, Kevin W. H. Tai
wiley   +1 more source

The Academic Literacy of International Postgraduate Students in Australia: A Cause for Concern?

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article discusses the academic literacy challenges faced by international postgraduate students at a South Australian university and evaluates the effectiveness of existing institutional support mechanisms. Drawing on survey data, the study highlights significant difficulties in academic reading, writing, and spoken communication, with ...
Werner Botha, Kingsley Bolton, Liu Fei Tan, Lauren Lines, Louisa Matwiejczyk, Salmin Mostafa, Gerti Szili   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

From “Striving to Survive” to “Striving to Thrive”: A Narrative Inquiry Into a Student's Motivational Development via Translanguaging in EAP and EMI Contexts

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While English‐medium instruction (EMI) and English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are designed to promote language and content learning, their prevailing English‐only approaches often undermine students’ learning motivation. Against this backdrop, translanguaging has gained recognition as an effective pedagogical practice to support ...
Yihai Wen, Fan Fang
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating the Intersection of Teachers’ Beliefs, Challenges, and Pedagogical Practices in EMI Contexts in Thailand

Open Education Studies
The growing trend towards the internationalisation of education has prompted many institutions to adopt English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in their curricula and instruction.
Khamkhien Attapol
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Students’ perception of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in English classroom

Journal on English as a Foreign Language, 2016
<p class="BodyArtikel">This study aims to uncover what extent of the students’ expectation of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) used by the English teacher in teaching English at senior high schools in Palangka Raya, Indonesia. A survey research method was applied.
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Cantonese (Dis)investment by Cross‐Border Postgraduates in Hong Kong: Negotiating Competing Capitals and Multiple Identities Among Neoliberal Subjects

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT One key strategy that local universities and the government of Hong Kong have adopted in recent years is attracting more students from Chinese Mainland to study at Hong Kong's higher education institutions and contribute to society after graduation.
Lingnan Zhang, Yue Peng
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of immersion on young learners’ proficiency in Hong Kong

Cogent Education
This quasi-experimental study was conducted in a Hong Kong primary school where the effects of an immersion programme on the English proficiency development of Grades 1–3 pupils were evaluated.
Edward Y. W. Chu, Xuyan Qiu
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