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Jones, Wayne; McKeown, Kara; Littlewood, Suzanne – ELT Journal, 2022
While there are a variety of reasons for implementing English medium instruction (EMI) at higher-education institutions (HEIs) worldwide, this decision is often made without consideration of its potential impact on student learning. Federal HEIs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are no exception. With English language admission standards at…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Wallace, Craig – ELT Journal, 1997
Questions the removal of a link between reading and writing tasks in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations on two grounds: that this removal is prejudicial to those students whose native cultures may not provide the appropriate schemata to effectively write; and that it is unrealistic in terms of the measurement of…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Context, Curriculum Design, English (Second Language)