The training and accreditation of teachers for English medium instruction: an overview of practice in European universities

• Published in: International journal of bilingual education and bilingualism Vol. 21; no. 5; pp. 553 - 563
• Main Author: O'Dowd, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 04.07.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Accreditation; Accreditation (Institutions); Bilingual Education; College Faculty; College students; Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL); Course Content; English (Second Language); English as a second language teaching methods; English for Academic Purposes; English medium instruction; English proficiency; Faculty Development; Foreign Countries; Globalization; Higher education; International Education; Language of Instruction; Language Proficiency; Medium of instruction; Teacher Certification; Teacher Education; Teacher Qualifications; Teaching; Teaching Methods; university internationalisation; Europe
• ISSN: 1367-0050; 1747-7522
• DOI: 10.1080/13670050.2018.1491945

English-medium instruction (EMI) is widely believed in higher education contexts to support the internationalisation of universities, to make study programmes more accessible to international students and to enhance the international prestige of academic staff. However, the pressure on European inst...