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Baker, Will; Hüttner, Julia – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
The rapid increase in English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education has resulted in the need for a greater evidence base documenting EMI in practice spanning a range of settings. Studies of EMI focusing on linguistic issues are beginning to emerge but there are few comparative studies looking at multiple sites, levels and stakeholders. In…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction
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Buckingham, Louisa – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
Research suggests that passing for a native English speaker (NES) is often perceived as desirable by teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and employers, and students may claim to prefer certain NES accents as learning models. While this may be partly motivated by the prevalence of a particular regional accent in ESL contexts or…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation, Dialects
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Radic-Bojanic, Biljana; Topalov, Jagoda; Sinwongsuwat, Kemtong – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2015
The research reported in this paper adopts a sociocultural approach to the comparative study of Thai and Serbian foreign language learning settings, seeking to identify similarities and differences in student perception of teacher approaches to teaching EFL. The participants in the research included a total of 439 Thai and 106 Serbian students.…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Doiz, Aintzane; Lasagabaster, David; Sierra, Juan Manuel – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The learning of prestigious international languages becomes a process fraught with tensions in multilingual settings. The process of internationalisation in many universities has led to the spread of English-medium instruction (EMI), which tends to raise linguistic debates particularly in the case of bilingual institutions. However, and despite a…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Multilingualism
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Werther, Charlotte; Denver, Louise; Jensen, Christian; Mees, Inger M. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
More than 25% of the master's degrees in Denmark are taught using English as a medium of instruction (EMI), but not all university lecturers feel they have the appropriate academic English proficiency to meet the standard required. Based on interviews conducted at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS), this article sheds light on the challenges…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Language of Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Llurda, Enric; Cots, Josep M.; Armengol, Lurdes – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The key role of administrative staff in the implementation of specific institutional policies at university has often been ignored when analysing policies or attitudes related to higher education. Consequently, little is known about the administrative staff's attitudes and involvement relating to the processes of internationalisation and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Higher Education, Educational Policy, International Education