EMI at a public institution
considerations about student voices
Keywords:
EMI. Internationalization. English language. Engineering. Proficiency level.Abstract
One of the main challenges to EMI program implementation is related to the English proficiency level of the actors. This paper presents the partial results of an investigation on internationalization in an engineering program of a public institution. Two questionnaires were applied to students interested in attending an EMI program. Although the participants acknowledge the relevance of English studying, speaking and listening skills seem to be the greatest challenges which makes the EMI program implementation particularly more difficult.
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BOZDOĞAN, D. , KARLIDAĞ. B.A case of CLIL practice in the Turkish context: Lending an ear to students. Asian EFL Journal 15.4, 89–110, 2013.
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COUNCIL OF EUROPE. Council for Cultural Co-operation. Education Committee. Modern Languages Division. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: learning, teaching, assessment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001.
DOIZ, A.; LASAGABASTER, D.; SIERRA, J. M. Internationalisation, multilingualism and English-medium instruction. World Englishes, v. 30, n. 3, p. 345–359, set. 2011. Disponível em: <http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1467-971X.2011.01718.x>. Acesso em: 24 maio. 2021.
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HOLEC, H. Autonomy and Foreign Language Learning. New York: Pergamon Press, 1981.
KIRKGÖZ, Y. Students’ perceptions of English language versus Turkish language used as the medium of instruction in higher education in Turkey. In International Periodical For
The Languages, Literature and History of Turkish or Turkic, 9, 12: 443-459, 2014.
KIM, E.G. Korean engineering professors' views on English language education in relation to English-medium instruction. Journal of Asia TEFL, v. 11, n. 2, 2014.
KANG, S. , PARK, H. English as the medium of instruction in Korean Engineering education. Korean Journal of Applied Linguistics 21.1, 155–174, 2005.
KNIGHT, J. Internationalization remodeled: Definition, approaches, and rationales. Journal of studies in international education, v. 8, n. 1, p. 5-31, 2004.
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LEFFA, V. J. . Quando menos é mais: a autonomia na aprendizagem de línguas. In: C. NICOLAIDES; I. MOZZILLO; L. PACHALSKI; M. MACHADO; V. FERNANDES. (Org.). O desenvolvimento da autonomia no ambiente de aprendizagem de línguas estrangeiras. Pelotas: UFPEL, 2003, p. 33-49.
NUNAN, D. Research Methods in Language Learning. Cambridge: Cambridge, 1992.
MAZZOTTI, AJA; GEWANDSZNAJDER F. O método nas ciências naturais e sociais. São Paulo: Pioneiras; 1998.
MIURA, I. K. O processo de internacionalização da Universidade de São Paulo: um estudo em três áreas de conhecimento. 2006. Tese de Doutorado. Universidade de São Paulo.
OXFORD, R.L. Language learning strategies: What every teacher should know. New York: Newbury House, 1990.
PEREIRA, A., KOBAYASHI, E. Internationalization and English Language in a public institution. Independent Journal of Management and Production, v.12, n.9, 2020
RUEGG, R. Supporting EMI Students Outside of the Classroom: Evidence from Japan. London: Routledge, 2021.
SHANK, G. (2002) Qualitative Research. A Personal Skills Approach. New Jersey: Merril Prentice Hall.
TUDOR, I. Learner-centredness as Language Education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
VINKE, A.; SNIPPE, J.; JOCHEMS, W. English‐medium Content Courses in Non‐English Higher Education: a study of lecturer experiences and teaching behaviours. Teaching in Higher Education, v. 3, n. 3, p. 383-394, 1998.
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Kobayashi, E. (2022). EMI at a public institution: considerations about student voices. Todas As Letras - Revista De Língua E Literatura, 24(2), 1–21. Retrieved from http://editorarevistas.mackenzie.br/index.php/tl/article/view/15291
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