Stakeholders’ attitudes towards English Medium of Instruction for academic subjects in the Japanese higher education context

Thesis

Universities around the globe are increasingly implementing English Medium of Instruction (EMI) language policies to teach degree programmes (at both Undergraduate and Graduate level) such as Business Administration, Law, Engineering, and Economics. Ostensibly this is to attract international students, to raise the university’s global profile, and to increase the employability of their graduates. Research on whether such policies are perceived as effective by key stakeholders (professors a...

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Authors: Curle, S

• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Higher Education; Questionnaire Development; Japan; English Medium of Instruction (EMI); Attitudes
• Subjects: Applied Linguistics