Educational Materials in East Asian English-Medium Higher Education Settings
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| Title: | Educational Materials in East Asian English-Medium Higher Education Settings |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rachael Ruegg (ORCID |
| Source: | Asia Pacific Education Review. 2025 26(1):173-181. |
| Availability: | Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, College Faculty, College Students, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Instructional Materials, Culturally Relevant Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Textbook Selection, Textbook Bias |
| Geographic Terms: | Japan, China |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12564-024-10017-y |
| ISSN: | 1598-1037 1876-407X |
| Abstract: | Despite posing challenges for teachers and students in English-medium instruction (EMI) contexts, materials are a relatively under-researched area of EMI. Our preliminary study takes a humanistic perspective to examine the extent of English-language material use, and faculty and student perceptions of materials used for EMI in Japan and China. Data in this concurrent mixed-methods research came from two selected-response and one open-ended questionnaire question, as well as interactions during interviews and focus groups with teaching staff and students. Although a wide range of English-language materials are available, many of them are not suitable for use by EFL, ESL and Anglophone students. There is also a lack of breadth of cultural content and of cultural perspectives on content in English-language materials. Therefore, although EMI aims to internationalize curricula, materials, which are usually sourced from Anglophone contexts, may have the effect of Westernizing the curriculum in EMI contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1461822 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Despite posing challenges for teachers and students in English-medium instruction (EMI) contexts, materials are a relatively under-researched area of EMI. Our preliminary study takes a humanistic perspective to examine the extent of English-language material use, and faculty and student perceptions of materials used for EMI in Japan and China. Data in this concurrent mixed-methods research came from two selected-response and one open-ended questionnaire question, as well as interactions during interviews and focus groups with teaching staff and students. Although a wide range of English-language materials are available, many of them are not suitable for use by EFL, ESL and Anglophone students. There is also a lack of breadth of cultural content and of cultural perspectives on content in English-language materials. Therefore, although EMI aims to internationalize curricula, materials, which are usually sourced from Anglophone contexts, may have the effect of Westernizing the curriculum in EMI contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 1598-1037 1876-407X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12564-024-10017-y |
