English Medium Instruction (EMI) in a Spanish University

This article reports on the case of a non-native English-speaking university instructor who teaches her academic subject in the English Medium of Instruction (EMI) track of the Primary Teacher-Education Bachelor's Degree programme offered by a publicly- funded Catalan university. By means of th...

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Autor: Andjelkov, Sonja|||0000-0001-5079-1486
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:254928
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/254928
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/clil.75
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:English medium instruction (EMI)
Integrating content and language in higher education (ICLHE)
Higher education
Cognitive discourse functions
Shaping learner contributions
Corrective feedback
Docència universitària en anglès
Integració del contingut i la llengua en l'educació superior
Educació superior
Funcions cognitivo-discursives
Modelat de les contribucions de l'aprenent
Retroacció correctiva
Docencia universitaria en inglés
Integración del contenido y la lengua en la educación superior
Funciones cognitivo-discursivas
Modelado de las contribuciones del aprendiz
Retroacción correctiva
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Sumario:This article reports on the case of a non-native English-speaking university instructor who teaches her academic subject in the English Medium of Instruction (EMI) track of the Primary Teacher-Education Bachelor's Degree programme offered by a publicly- funded Catalan university. By means of three semi-structured interviews with the instructor, this study seeks to explore whether and how content and language are integrated into her EMI teaching and assessment practices. Analysis of the instructor's comments suggests that, on a practical level, the change in the language of instruction seems to change the dynamics of how she teaches and consequently how she assesses, leading to points of conflict among her rationale, institutional policy, and her students' needs. This tension is most sharply felt when the instructor tries to cope with the lack of clear assessment criteria that could be applied fairly and consistently. The study concludes by noting the practical implications of these results for pre-service teacher education.