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This chapter presents an overview of EMI in some countries of South Asia, namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka (Padwad et al., 2023). While sharing cultural, social and historical commonalities, these countries also exhibit unique characteristics of the socio-cultural make-up. Both the commonalities and unique features are reflected in the EMI scenario in these countries. The chapter first presents a country-wise overview of EMI, followed by the presentation of the findings of two small-scale studies from India and Sri Lanka on perspectives of teachers and students on EMI. Key insights and implications from the country overview and the studies are included in the conclusion.
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Padwad, A., Wijeskera, H., Phyak, P., Manan, S., Mohamed, N. (2023). EMI in South Asia. In: Griffiths, C. (eds) The Practice of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Around the World. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30613-6_12
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