English-Medium Instruction Practices in Higher Education

With the exponential growth of English-Medium Instruction (EMI) provision in higher education which is rapidly outpacing empirical research this book outlines approaches to EMI in a range of regional contexts to exemplify different interpretations of implementing EMI policy in higher education. The book provides an in-depth understanding of evolving interpretations challenges and current policies on a global level through the exploration of case studies from Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bangladesh Brazil China Colombia Denmark Estonia Ethiopia Georgia Hong Kong Italy Japan Kuwait Mexico Nepal the Netherlands Poland South Africa Tunisia Turkey and Vietnam. The case studies which outline how EMI policy is implemented are presented in three sections at the national institutional and classroom levels (macro meso and micro) using a variety of research tools including policy analysis stakeholders' conceptualisations of EMI observations of EMI in practice context analysis