Students' Attitudes and Perceptions towards Three EMI Courses in Mainland China

Autor/inn/en	Zhang, Mengjia; Pladevall-Ballester, Elisabet
Titel	Students' Attitudes and Perceptions towards Three EMI Courses in Mainland China
Quelle	In: Language, Culture and Curriculum, 35 (2022) 2, S.200-216 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Zhang, Mengjia) ORCID (Pladevall-Ballester, Elisabet)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8318
DOI	10.1080/07908318.2021.1979576
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Attitude Change; International Education; Student Experience; International Trade; Film Study; Management Development; Comparative Analysis; Majors (Students); Foreign Countries; Positive Attitudes; Teaching Methods; Language Planning; Educational Policy; Decision Making; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Internationale Erziehung; Studienerfahrung; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Filmkurs; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sprachwechsel; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	HEIs (Higher education institutions) in mainland China are making enormous efforts to implement internationalization. As a result, EMI (English-medium instruction) courses are growing rapidly in number and popularity while relevant research is still insufficient in comparison to European countries. Besides, although much existing research has explored students' beliefs and attitudes towards EMI, little is known on whether their beliefs and attitudes may change over time or after the completion of a course, and on whether students' experiences in different EMI courses may differ. This paper specifically reports on students' perspectives towards different EMI disciplinary courses: International Trade, Film Production and Project Management. Pre-post semester student questionnaires are analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results show that students were generally positive towards EMI courses but their attitudes changed to worse at the end of the semester. Students in the International Trade course had more positive attitudes than students in the Film Production and Project Management groups. Findings are discussed in relation to classroom teaching practices in the three groups, which were observed three times over the semester. Finally, teaching implications and language policy-related decisions are also considered. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01