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Title: English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education: A Case Study from Taiwan.
Authors: Szu-Yin Lin1 lin.sy@mail.nsysu.edu.tw, Ching-Hui Lin1 chclin2100@g-mail.nsysu.edu.tw, Muttaqin, Syariful1 smuttaqin@ub.ac.id
Source: South East Asian Association for Institutional Research Conference Proceedings. 2020/2021, Vol. 21, p40-48. 9p.
Subject Terms: *Higher education, *Bilingualism, *Course evaluation (Education), Globalization
Geographic Terms: Taiwan
Abstract: English-medium instruction (EMI) is the use of English to teach academic subjects except for other languages and has become an emerging trend in higher education institutions (HEIs), especially in non- English speaking countries. It is a growing practice not only the impact of globalization, but also English is the dominant language in academic communications. As a country in which English is currently a foreign language, Taiwan has set a national goal of achieving a bilingual country by 2030. In order to successfully align the university mission with the national policy, the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) aims to become a full EMI university by 2030. The current study aims to explore the feasibility of implementing EMI by exploring students' perception of EMIs, followed by an empirical analysis of students' response to EMI from the course evaluation surveys. The results showed that students in NSYSU generally have adequate English comprehension for EMI courses, however, students from different colleges differ in English proficiency. This study provides a preliminary institutional analysis of students' feedback to EMIs in Taiwan and the implications of the results for institutional policies and practices are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: English-medium instruction (EMI) is the use of English to teach academic subjects except for other languages and has become an emerging trend in higher education institutions (HEIs), especially in non- English speaking countries. It is a growing practice not only the impact of globalization, but also English is the dominant language in academic communications. As a country in which English is currently a foreign language, Taiwan has set a national goal of achieving a bilingual country by 2030. In order to successfully align the university mission with the national policy, the National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU) aims to become a full EMI university by 2030. The current study aims to explore the feasibility of implementing EMI by exploring students' perception of EMIs, followed by an empirical analysis of students' response to EMI from the course evaluation surveys. The results showed that students in NSYSU generally have adequate English comprehension for EMI courses, however, students from different colleges differ in English proficiency. This study provides a preliminary institutional analysis of students' feedback to EMIs in Taiwan and the implications of the results for institutional policies and practices are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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