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Masrai, Ahmed; Salam El-Dakhs, Dina Abdel; Al Khawar, Hisham – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
The current study aimed to examine the contribution of general and specialist vocabulary knowledge to undergraduate students' academic achievement in university courses which are delivered in English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in non-English speaking countries. To this end, the scores of 106 Arab undergraduates on a general vocabulary test…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Vocabulary Development, Language of Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Duarte, Joana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2022
It is undeniable that English has become the worldwide lingua franca for the academic world. Many countries have therefore opted for Higher Education programmes fully in English, of which the Netherlands is the frontrunner. Language policies that include drawing on students plurilingual repertoires could offer the opportunity to employ several…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Higher Education, Educational Policy, English (Second Language)
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Ament, Jennifer; Barón-Parés, Júlia; Pérez-Vidal, Carmen – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
The aim of the present study is twofold: first, it compares full-English-medium instruction (EMI) and semi-EMI learners on a series of motivational and emotional factors (the ought to, and the ideal L2 self-motivational orientations, attitudes towards English, and foreign language anxiety and enjoyment). Second, it investigates the relationship…
Descriptors: Pragmatics, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction
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Haines, Kevin; Dijk, Anje – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2016
The CEFR will only achieve its potential in higher education if it is embedded in a meaningful way in the wider processes of the university. One means of embedding the CEFR is through policy, and in this article we report the development of a language policy in the broader context of internationalization at a Dutch university. We describe some the…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Educational Policy, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language)