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Ikuya Aizawa – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2025
This paper compares direct measures of content knowledge for students studying Chemistry through English Medium Instruction (EMI) and Japanese Medium Instruction (JMI). It also examines a range of contextual differences between the two mediums of instruction. A total of 53 undergraduate students undertook pre-post course content tests at a…
Descriptors: Japanese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language of Instruction
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Ringphami Shimray; Thinley Wangdi – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2025
The present study explored the antecedents and potential solutions to boredom in online English classrooms from the perspectives of 105 Thai EFL university students. Guided by a qualitative approach, an open-ended survey and semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. The thematic analysis of the data revealed nine antecedents that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Learner Engagement
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Nguyen Thi Le; Chia-Wei Tang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2024
While in recent years, the introduction of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) courses has been increasing in Taiwanese and Vietnamese universities, use of EMI courses is still in an early phase, and their effectiveness remains under-explored in both territories. This study aims to develop an EMI effectiveness scale and apply…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Gao, Fang – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
Despite the proven benefits of combining target language education with corresponding cultural studies, little is known about the impact of infusing and integrating native culture and ideology into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) education. Few studies focus on how Chinese English language learners (ELLs) negotiate multifaceted identities in…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Attitudes, Self Concept, Cultural Background
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Rowland, Leonie; Murray, Neil – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2020
This article reports on a small-scale qualitative study designed to explore lecturers' and students' experiences of teaching and learning on a recently-implemented MSc programme in Biomedical Sciences taught in the medium of English at an Italian university. A focus group format was employed to interview twelve students on the programme, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, English (Second Language), Language of Instruction
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Tian, Zhongfeng – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
In response to a growing call for developing flexible, multilingual spaces in dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs, this paper explored how [Sánchez, M. T., O. García, and C. Solorza. 2018. "Reframing Language Allocation Policy in Dual Language Bilingual Education." Bilingual Research Journal 41 (1): 37-51.] translanguaging…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Language Usage, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction