Researching EMI policy and practice multilingually: reflections from China and Turkey

McKinley, J., Sahan, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4423-3108, Zhou, S. and Rose, H. (2023) Researching EMI policy and practice multilingually: reflections from China and Turkey. Language and Education. ISSN 1747-7581 doi: 10.1080/09500782.2023.2246954

Abstract/Summary

In the field of English medium instruction (EMI), multilingual research approaches are crucial to carrying out effective and ethically responsible research, because EMI policies and practices are inherently multilingual. This paper is a partial replication study that adopts a ‘researching multilingually’ analytical framework to interrogate the challenges and affordances of using multiple languages during two EMI research projects. In the project in Turkey, the lead researcher, who is an English-Turkish bilingual, analysed policy documents (n = 145) and interview data (n = 67) drawing on her knowledge of both languages. Additionally, 85 EMI classroom observations were conducted. In the project in China, the research team of two L1 English speakers and two L1 Chinese speakers investigated 93 bilingual policy documents and conducted interviews with 26 policy arbiters by drawing on both languages during data collection and analysis. Together, these reflections highlight how multilingual approaches can be utilised throughout the research process, from team formation, research design, data collection, data analysis, and presentation of findings in research reports.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/112946
Identification Number/DOI	10.1080/09500782.2023.2246954
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Arts, Humanities and Social Science > Institute of Education > Language and Literacy in Education
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
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