English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Policy, Research and Pedagogy
Redaktion: Curle, Samantha; Scatolini, Sergio Saleem; Alhassan, Awad; Ali, Holi Ibrahim Holi

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

English-Medium Instruction (EMI) is a rapidly growing global phenomenon in countries where English is a second or foreign language. This book focuses on empirical research studies conducted on this growing trend in the Middle East and North Africa, an under-researched area with regards to the effects and challenges of the implementation of EMI in higher education. The contributors are researchers with first-hand experience in countries in the region, including Iran, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Turkey. Each chapter follows a consistent structure, allowing comparisons to be drawn between policies and practices in different countries. Topics covered include investigating perceptions and attitudes of both students and lecturers, opportunities and challenges afforded by EMI, as well as the evolution of EMI practices. By exploring these issues, through the lens of a decolonial critical approach, this volume informs theory underlying research into the phenomenon of EMI in the region.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781350238565
• Artikelnr.: 63893959

Autorenporträt

Samantha Curle is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Education, University of Bath, UK. Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English Language & Literature, Rustaq College of Education, Oman. Awad Alhassan is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics & TESOL at Dhofar University, Oman. Sergio Saleem Scatolini is Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at Rustaq College of Education, Oman.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Samantha Curle (University of Bath
UK 1. EMI in the Arab World: A Decolonial Interrogation
Berrington Ntombela (University of Zululand
South Africa) 2. University Students and Instructors' Attitudes towards English-Medium Instruction Courses: Voices from Iran
Ali Derakhshan (Golestan University
Iran)
Mahboubeh Rakhshandehroo (Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
Japan) and Samantha Curle (University of Bath
UK) 3. The Role of EMI in the Internationalization of Omani Higher Education Institutions (HEIs): Gains and Pains
Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali
Sergio Saleem Scatolini and Qasim Salim Al Washahi (Rustaq College of Education
Oman) 4. EMI in Kuwait: Is English a Threat?
Inas Y. Mahfouz (American University of Kuwait
Kuwait) 5. EMI in Saudi Higher Education: Challenges and Prospects
Abdulwahid Al Zumor and Habib Abdesslem (King Khalid University
Saudi Arabia) 6. EMI Programmes in Turkey: Evidence of Exponential Growth
Dogan Yuksel
Mehmet Altay (Kocaeli University
Turkey) and Samantha Curle (University of Bath
UK) 7. Issues of Educational Language Policy and EMI in North Africa: Impact on the Quality of Learning Experiences
Salah Troudi (University of Exeter
UK) 8. EMI in Morocco: Attitudes
Merits
Challenges
Strategies and Implementation
Hassan Belhiah (Mohammed V University
Morocco) 9. EMI in Sudanese Higher Education: Opportunities and Challenges
Awad Alhassan (Dhofar University
Oman) References Index