Challenges of Using EMI in Teaching and Learning of University Scientific Disciplines: Student Voice
The main objective of the study is to identify students’ perceptions regarding lecture comprehension, communication, pedagogy, assessment, and affect in an English Medium Instruction (EMI) setting. The participants in this study are 264 Saudi students studying Computer Science, Engineering, and M...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ishik University
2019-03-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Social Sciences & Educational Studies |
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| Online Access: | http://ijsses.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Challenges-of-Using-EMI-in-Teaching-and-Learning.pdf |
| Summary: | The main objective of the study is to identify students’ perceptions regarding lecture
comprehension, communication, pedagogy, assessment, and affect in an English Medium Instruction (EMI)
setting. The participants in this study are 264 Saudi students studying Computer Science, Engineering, and
Medicine at King Khalid University. A questionnaire with a four-point Likert scale was used to survey the
participants’ views on the challenges they encounter as a result of the use of EMI for teaching and learning
scientific disciplines. The collected data were analysed quantitatively with SPSS and qualitatively by using
the content analysis method. The major findings of the study indicate that using English language to teach
scientific disciplines has a seriously negative impact on the scientific content comprehension and assessment
of a majority of the students in the present study. The study recommends ensuring quality English education
in the foundation year and examining the option of “additive bilingual education”.
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| ISSN: | 2409-1294 2520-0968 |