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Title: Educational Materials in East Asian English-Medium Higher Education Settings
Language: English
Authors: Rachael Ruegg (ORCID 0000-0003-2437-3007), Nicola Galloway
Source: Asia Pacific Education Review. 2025 26(1):173-181.
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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.
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