English Medium Instruction and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Latin America: A Case Study from a Colombian University

Autor/inn/en	Tejada-Sanchez, Isabel; Molina-Naar, Mario
Titel	English Medium Instruction and the Internationalization of Higher Education in Latin America: A Case Study from a Colombian University
Quelle	In: Latin American Journal of Content and Language Integrated Learning, 13 (2020) 2, S.339-367 (29 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Tejada-Sanchez, Isabel) ORCID (Molina-Naar, Mario)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2011-6721
Schlagwörter	Language of Instruction; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Educational Change; Universities; International Education; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Teacher Attitudes; Student Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; College Students; College Faculty; Language Proficiency; Colombia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Bildungsreform; University; Universität; Internationale Erziehung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Lehrerverhalten; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Fakultät; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Kolumbien
Abstract	This study discusses the implementation of English medium instruction (EMI) at a Colombian university. First, the paper reviews the rise of EMI in the internationalization of higher education. Second, it illustrates how one university incorporated EMI as part of an internationalization process. Third, it identifies the perceptions that a group of administrators, faculty, and students have regarding the EMI initiative. Questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and document analysis were conducted. Findings suggest that EMI is tied to the structuring of an internationalization office, curricular reforms, and English language learning support. Participants' perceptions are associated with their imaginaries, identities, experiences, and obligations in relation to the English language. The study concludes that the implementation of EMI within the internationalization of universities is inevitable, yet a sustainable EMI strategy requires contextual awareness and articulation amongst its participants. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Universidad de La Sabana. Campus del Puente del Común, Km. 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá. Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia. Tel: +57-1-861-5555 Ext 41011; e-mail: laclil@unisabana.edu.co; Web site: http://laclil.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/LACLIL/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01