English for specific purposes in surging English-medium instruction contexts

Galloway, N., Sahan, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-3108 and McKinley, J. (2024) English for specific purposes in surging English-medium instruction contexts. Journal of English-Medium Instruction. ISSN 2666-8890 doi: 10.1075/jemi.23011.gal

Abstract/Summary

English-medium instruction (EMI) research increasingly reports on students’ language-related challenges and a lack of academic and language support classes, collaboration between content and language teachers and overall teacher training. Our study explores EMI in Japan and China, two contexts where EMI has been referred to as emerging but is now “surging.” In these contexts, EMI is closely linked to English language proficiency goals, yet research on supporting students remains scarce. Data were collected via interviews and focus groups with students, English teachers and content teachers, who provided insights into approaches to EMI policy implementation, stakeholders’ attitudes, and the need for English for specific purposes (ESP) and English for specific academic purposes (ESAP). The results provide much needed insights for evidence-informed EMI policy implementation, curriculum development and teacher training. The study also provides insights into institutional infrastructure conducive to EMI policy, with findings revealing ESP needs of EMI students and the training needs of teaching staff. The study presented in this paper furthers the work that has been conducted in Anglophone settings on the complexity of ELT practitioner roles. The results also provide directions for future research.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/116497
Identification Number/DOI	10.1075/jemi.23011.gal
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Institute of Education > Language and Literacy in Education
Publisher	John Benjamins
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