Implementing English-medium instruction (EMI) in China: teachers' practices and perceptions, and students' learning motivation and needs

• Published in: International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 107 - 119
• Main Authors: Jiang, Li, Zhang, Lawrence Jun, May, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 17.02.2019; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Achievement Gains; Classroom observation; Classroom Observation Techniques; Classroom Research; College Faculty; College Students; Cooperative learning; Educational Needs; English (Second Language); English as a second language learning; English for Academic Purposes; English for Special Purposes; English proficiency; focus on form; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Instructional Effectiveness; Language of Instruction; Language Proficiency; Language Skills; Learning; Learning environment; Learning Motivation; Motivation; needs; perceptions; Polls & surveys; pragmatic strategies; Pragmatics; Second Language Instruction; Second Language Learning; Student attitudes; Student Motivation; Students; Teacher Attitudes; Tertiary EMI in China; China

This paper reports on a classroom-based investigation into a tertiary English-medium instruction (EMI) programme in China, with a focus on subject teachers' perceptions and practices in EMI and students' motivation and needs in English learning. Given a lacuna in existing EMI research, it...