Possible implementation of subjects taught using English as a Medium of Instruction methodology in tourism studies
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The present study analyses which conditions would be necessary to implement subjects taught using English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) methodology in the undergraduate degree in tourism studies at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). In the literature review, some of the concepts related to this methodological approach are examined to clarify diverse methodological approaches that are frequently confused, namely Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), EMI, and English for Specific Purposes. With the objective of finding out the specific conditions necessary for implementing EMI subjects in the Degree in Tourism at the ULPGC, a revision of EMI subjects that have been already implemented at this institution would be made. Then a proposal indicating the conditions that are regarded as vital for implementing EMI subjects in this degree would be presented.
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Álvarez Gil, F. J. (2021). Possible implementation of subjects taught using English as a Medium of Instruction methodology in tourism studies. Language Value, 14(2), 68–86. https://doi.org/10.6035/languagev.6129
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Belhiah, H., & Elhami, M. (2015). English as a medium of instruction in the Gulf: When students and teachers speak. Language Policy, 14(1), 3-23.
Breeze, R., & Dafouz, E. (2017). Constructing complex cognitive discourse functions in higher education: An exploratory study of exam answers in Spanish- and English-medium instruction settings. System, 70, 81–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2017.09.024
Belcher, D. (Ed.). (2009). English for Specific Purposes in theory and practice. Ann
Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press.
Carrió-Pastor, M. L. (Ed.). (2020). Internationalising learning in higher education: The challenges of English as a medium of instruction. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21587-3
Carrió-Pastor, M. L. (2021). CLIL vs EMI: Different Approaches or the Same Dog with a Different Collar?. In Teaching Language and Content in Multicultural and Multilingual Classrooms (pp. 13-30). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56615-9-2
Carrió-Pastor, M. L., & Bellés Fortuño, B. (Eds.). (2021). Teaching language and content in multicultural and multilingual classrooms. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56615-9
Centro de Recursos para el Aprendizaje Autónomo de Lenguas. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. https://craal.ulpgc.es/node
Coughlan, S. (2012). Italian university switches to English. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17958520
Dafouz, E., & Camacho-Miñano, M. M. (2016). Exploring the impact of English-medium instruction on university student academic achievement: The case of accounting. English for Specific Purposes, 44, 57–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esp.2016.06.001
Dafouz, E., & Smit, U. (2020). ROAD-MAPPING English medium education in the internationalised university. London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23463-8
Dearden, J. (2014). English as a medium of instruction - a growing global phenomenon. British Council. Retrieved from https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:4f72cdf8-b2eb-4d41-a785-4a283bf6caaa
Doiz, A., Lasagabaster, D., & Sierra, J. (2013). Globalisation, internationalisation, multilingualism and linguistic strains in higher education. Studies in higher education, 38(9), 1407-1421. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2011.642349
Fortanet-Gómez, I. (2020). The Dimensions of EMI in the International Classroom: Training Teachers for the Future University. In Teacher Training for English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education (pp. 1-20). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2318-6.ch001
Furtado-Guimarães, F., & Kremer-Martins, M. (2020). Adopting English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in Brazil and Flanders (Belgium): a comparative study. Ilh ado Desterro, 73, 217-246. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2020v73n1p217
Hellekjær, G. O. (2010). Language matters: Assessing lecture comprehension in Norwegian English-medium higher education. In C. Dalton-Puffer, T. Nikula, & U. Smit (Eds.), Language use and language learning in CLIL classrooms (pp. 233-258). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
Hyland, K. (2002). Specificity revisited: How far should we go now? English for Specific Purposes, 21, 385–395.
Isık-Tas, E. E. and Kenny, N. (2020). Current Practices, Challenges, and Innovations in English for Specific Purposes Instruction and Research. In Nalan Kenny, Elvan Eda Işık-Taş, Huang Jian (eds.). English for Specific Purposes Instruction and Research: Current Practices, Challenges and Innovations, (1-8). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32914-3
Macaro, E. (2018). English medium instruction. Oxford University Press.
Macaro, E., & Akincioglu, M. (2018). Turkish university students’ perceptions about English medium instruction: Exploring year group, gender and university type as variables. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 39(3), 256-270.
Macaro, E., Jiménez-Muñoz, A., & Lasagabaster, D. (2019). The importance of certification of English medium instruction teachers in higher education in Spain. Porta Linguarum, 32, 103–118. http://hdl.handle.net/10481/58569
Mendoza Domínguez, N. (2017). English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Innovating with responsibility. https://www.nebrija.com/medios/nebrijaglobalcampus/2017/04/27/english-as-a-medium-of-instruction-emi-innovating-with-responsibility/. Accessed 2nd June 2021.
Querol Julián, M., & Crawford Camiciottoli, B. (2019). The impact of online technologies and English Medium Instruction on university lectures in international learning contexts: A systematic review.
Smit, U., & Dafouz, E. (2012). Integrating content and language in higher education: An introduction to English-medium policies, conceptual issues and research practices across Europe. Aila Review, 25(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1075/aila.25.01smi
Soruç, A., & Griffiths, C. (2018). English as a medium of instruction: Students’ strategies. ELT Journal, 72(1), 38-48.
Swales, J.M. (1988).Episodes in ESP: A source and reference book on the development
of English for science and technology, 2nd impression. New York: Prentice-Hall.
Tejada-Sanchez, I., & Molina-Naar, M. (2020). English medium instruction and the internationalization of higher education in Latin America: A case study from a Colombian university. Latin American Journal of Content & Language Integrated Learning, 13(2), 339-367. https://doi.org/10.5294/laclil.2020.13.2.8
Tsou, W., & Kao, S. (2017). English as a medium of instruction in higher education. English Language Education. Singapore: Springer Nature. https://doi.otg/10.1007/978-981-10-4645-2
Wang, Y., Yu, S., & Shao, Y. (2018). The experiences of Chinese mainland students with English-medium instruction in a Macau university. Educational Studies, 44(3), 357-360.
Wilkinson, R. "English-Medium Instruction at a Dutch University: Challenges and Pitfalls: ". English-Medium Instruction at Universities: Global Challenges, edited by Aintzane Doiz, David Lasagabaster and Juan Manuel Sierra, Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 2012, pp. 3-24. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847698162-005