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Lijia Guo; Yuanyue He; Shuling Wang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
Although English-medium instruction (EMI) has been implemented and developed rapidly in higher education, little is known about its learning process and effects. This study employed a systematic approach to explore how diverse factors affect student performance in English and disciplinary learning. We conducted a survey to collect students'…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Higher Education, College Students, Student Attitudes
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Nguyen, Van Huy; Hamid, M. Obaidul – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) has long been considered a global policy in language education. It has been borrowed and adopted by different polities across the world. However, it is still not clear why the CEFR, intended for European usage, has become a ubiquitous tool for overhauling the quality of teaching and…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Rating Scales, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Gibbons, John P. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1983
Examines, through a matched-guise technique, the conflict in attitudes and behavior toward the use of a mixture of Cantonese and English (MIX) among English-Cantonese bilingual students in Hong Kong. Results indicate hostility toward MIX but produce evidence that it is a useful, culturally neutral choice and that it may have covert status in the…
Descriptors: Cantonese, Code Switching (Language), Cultural Influences, English
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Yashiro, Kyoko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1995
Examines the experiences of Japanese "returnees," native Japanese who have returned to Japan after an extended stay abroad, focusing on the linguistic and cultural challenges faced by ethnic Japanese children and adolescents who must reacculturate themselves in Japan. (33 references) (MDM)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences