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Attitudes towards English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI): a case study of University of Mandalay

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Title Attitudes towards English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI): a case study of University of Mandalay
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Publication date 2020-05-30
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Thanda Soe
Sann Myint
Description
With the rise of globalization and the spread of English, English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) has become common among higher education institutions around the world (Kang, 2018). This study aims to investigate the attitudes of teachers and students of University of Mandalay towards the use of EMI. To this end, in the 2018-2019 Academic Year, 40 teachers and 80 students from Social Science and Natural Science departments were randomly selected and their perceptions of EMI in the context of University of Mandalay were explored. Two instruments were employed: a questionnaire survey administered to teachers and students in two versions, one for teachers and the other for students, comprising slightly different questions adapted to the target populations, based upon earlier studies (Saeed, Iqbal & Azam R, 2012, Başıbek, N, et.al. 2014) and a semi-structured interview. Findings reveal favourable outcomes indicating positive attitudes towards the impacts of EMI as well as its perceived limitations. Both groups acknowledged EMI‟s role in the internationlisation process of tertiary institutions and upgrading language skills. Respondents believe that EMI programmes can improve students‟ language competence as well as teachers‟ expertise in both content and language instructions. Though aware of potential benefits EMI can offer, teachers draw parallels between EMI and increased workloads. It seems they need more time to prepare lessons for teaching in the English medium compared to the usual Myanmar medium. In contrast to teachers‟ cautious approach to EMI, taking into consideration the risks and challenges, student participants are overwhelmingly positive about implementation of EMI: almost all the students (90%) are enthu-siastic about implementing EMI at the university given the perceived positive impacts EMI might have on their English language proficiency.
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English as a Medium of Instruction, attitudes, Englishization, bilingualism
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