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English Medium Instruction at Sino-Foreign Cooperative Education Institutions in China: Is Internationalising Teaching and Learning Possible?
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Han, Shuangmiao – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2023
The development of English as Medium of Instruction (EMI) at the tertiary level has been accelerated by the ever-increasing degree of higher education internationalisation. The study, based on a survey with 112 students and semi-structured interviews with 16 instructors collected at a Sino-foreign cooperative education institution in China,…
Descriptors: Educational Cooperation, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning
Challenging Equivalency in Measures of English Language Proficiency for University Admission: Data from an Undergraduate Engineering Programme
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Tweedie, M. Gregory; Chu, Man-Wai – Studies in Higher Education, 2019
English is increasingly common as a medium of instruction in higher education internationally, and evidence of English language proficiency (ELP) forms a vital aspect of many post-secondary admission applications. Scores from different ELP measures (e.g. standardized assessments; institution-specific English programmes) are often used as…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction, Higher Education
Challenging the Power Invested in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS): Why Determining 'English' Preparedness Needs to Be Undertaken within the Subject Context
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Pilcher, Nick; Richards, Kendall – Power and Education, 2017
Higher education institutions worldwide base international student recruitment on the assumption that their preparedness in 'English' is assured if they reach a certain level in tests such as the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This assumes an abstract, objectivist view of language that sees the 'English' as removable for…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Higher Education