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Azmi, Mohd Nazri Latiff; Maniam, Mahendren – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2013
This study was carried out in response to the announcement of the reversal of the ETeMS policy (English in the Teaching of Mathematics and Science) which had been practiced by teachers in Malaysia since 2003. The Ministry of Education took a drastic approach in gradually halting this controversial policy for several related reasons, namely the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes
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Walker, Elizabeth – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2010
This paper reports on part of an evaluation of a 2-year program providing preparatory support for 430 Cantonese Chinese-native-speaking students switching from Chinese to English-medium instruction late in their secondary schooling, mainly because of aspiration to English-medium tertiary study. Focusing quantitatively and qualitatively on…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Secondary School Students
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Hafner, Christoph A.; Miller, Lindsay – Language Learning & Technology, 2011
This paper reports on the syllabus design and implementation of an English for Science and Technology (EST) course at an English-medium university in Hong Kong. The course combined elements of project-based learning and a "pedagogy for multiliteracies" (New London Group, 1996) to produce a strong learner autonomy focus. A major component…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Student Projects, Focus Groups, Active Learning
Fahmy, Jane Jackson; Bilton, Linda – 1990
A survey of 376 first-year Arab university students at Sultan Qaboos University (Oman) investigated attitudes about the use of English as a medium for instruction in science and technology. Questionnaires elicited information about student language background, reasons for studying English, patterns of present and future use of English, and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Freshmen, English for Science and Technology, English (Second Language)