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The Practice of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Around the World

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İn this chapter, a brief definition and historical overview of medium of instruction development in Sub-Saharan Africa is provided as well as an overview of the language of instruction policies of selected SSA countries and how language of instruction policies manifest in teacher training (Nel & Medadi, 2023). The chapter draws on systematic reviews and scholarly research done within SSA contexts to highlight the English Medium of Instruction (EMI) debates in higher education as well as in the schooling sector. A multi-site case study conducted to further explore EMI issues in SSA is also reported.

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  1. Faculty of Education, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa

    Carisma Nel

  2. Department of African Languages, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

    Medadi E. Ssentanda

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The two learners in the study are the children of one of the authors. The data was, however, checked by the second author to ensure that there was no bias.

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Nel, C., Ssentanda, M.E. (2023). EMI in Sub-Saharan Africa. 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_3

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