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

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This chapter considers EMI in the north African region, which has witnessed rapid changes in EMI implementation in the last two decades due to the assumption that English is the international language and that EMI instruction would improve students’ English proficiency and provide them with better opportunities in today’s competitive job market (Salama, 2023). However, this rapid EMI adoption in many cases has not been grounded in theory or successful pedagogical practice, and empirical research that provides evidence of EMI effectiveness in this context is still lacking. Thus, this chapter presents a study conducted in one Egyptian university to examine teachers’ and students’ views of its significance and practice in the classroom with the aim of exploring successful practices for EMI implementation in this context.

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  1. Nile University, Giza, Egypt

    Amira Salama

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Appendix

Appendix

1.1 Teacher Survey

Dear Teacher,

I am wanting to do some work on English as a medium of instruction (EMI) for a book on the subject that we are working on. Would you mind looking at the questions below and letting me have your thoughts.

QUESTION

COMMENT

1. What is your major?

2. What is your gender?

3. How do you evaluate your English skills?

4. How often do you use English while teaching?

 

Why did you choose to work in an EMI environment?

 

What are the advantages of working in this environment?

 

What are the difficulties?

 

Do you have any recommendations for addressing the difficulties?

 

Do you recommend using Arabic while teaching?

 

1.2 Student Survey

Dear Student,

I am wanting to do some work on English as a medium of instruction (EMI) for a book on the subject that we are working on. Would you mind looking at the questions below and letting me have your thoughts.

QUESTION

COMMENT

What is your major?

What is your gender?

How do you evaluate your English skills?

Did you go to a language school?

How often do you use English while teaching?

 

Why did you choose to study in an EMI environment?

 

What are the advantages of studying in this environment?

 

What are the difficulties?

 

Do you have any recommendations for addressing the difficulties?

 

Do you prefer that your professors speak in Arabic in class while teaching?

 

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Salama, A. (2023). EMI in North 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_5

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