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Re-Envisaging English Medium Instruction, Intercultural Citizenship Development, and Higher Education in the Context of Studying Abroad
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Boonsuk, Yusop; Fang, Fan – Language and Education, 2023
Although the development of intercultural citizenship among university students has now been included as a key policy in international universities, pedagogical practices for promoting the awareness, understanding, and development of intercultural citizenship while studying abroad have reportedly been inadequate. To address this gap, this…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Study Abroad
EMI Teachers' Perceptions and Practices Regarding Culture Teaching in Chinese Higher Education
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Huang, Wenhong; Fang, Fan – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2023
Although the potential of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) for intercultural learning and teaching is acknowledged, few studies have explored the teaching of culture in EMI programmes in higher education contexts. Thus, this study examined the perceptions and practices that six EMI teachers from a variety of disciplines have of culture and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Promoting Teacher Professionalism in Language Education from the Perspective of Critical Intercultural Literacy
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Fang, Fan; Elyas, Tariq – Intercultural Communication Education, 2021
Against the backdrop of globalisation, many English language teaching (ELT) curricula emphasise the need to promote awareness of intercultural communication. However, in many settings, the current ELT practices still predominantly focus on Anglophone cultures or interactions with Anglophone speakers, as the teachers and materials may not fully…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
'So Maybe I'm a Global Citizen': Developing Intercultural Citizenship in English Medium Education
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Baker, Will; Fang, Fan – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2021
A frequently stated aim of the increasing internationalisation of higher education (HE) is the incorporation of intercultural elements. This has recently been conceptualised through the notion of intercultural citizenship with universities promising to equip graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to engage in global workplaces and…
Descriptors: International Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language)
Global Englishes and Translanguaging in Textbook Design and Curriculum Development for Universities in the Greater Bay Area of China
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Fang, Fan; Yuan, Limin; Xu, Hongchen; Wang, Xueyi – Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2022
The development of English as a global language has urged the field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) to implement some reforms in relation to textbook design and curriculum development as well as the approaches to and goals of English language teaching (ELT). From the multilingual perspective, Global Englishes (GE) and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Case Studies
Toward Critical Intercultural Literacy Enhancement of University Students in China from the Perspective of English as a Lingua Franca
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Wang, Xiaoli; Jiang, Lianjiang; Fang, Fan; Elyas, Tariq – SAGE Open, 2021
The concept of intercultural communication has become a focus in English language teaching (ELT) against the backdrop of globalization, as English is now used as a lingua franca (ELF) among people with different first languages (L1s). However, the current linguistic landscape of ELF does not reflect well in ELT practices in which native speakerism…
Descriptors: Language Role, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction