Controversy behind Applying EMI (English as the Medium of Instruction) among EFL Students

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10.2991/conaplin-16.2017.12How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Controversy; English as Medium Instruction (EMI); EFL speaking class

Abstract

This study attempts to figure out the factors which lead to controversy towards applying the rule of English as the Medium of Instruction (henceforth EMI) among EFL students. The study also aims to investigate the perspectives of EFL freshmen and EFL lecturers towards applying EMI in EFL class. The researcher collected the data through questionnaire and interview towards 40 students from four different years and 10 lecturers. Speaking class was chosen to be the sample where EMI was applied. The data, which were analyzed by using descriptive analysis, revealed that the factors which led to controversy towards the rule of EMI in EFL Speaking class were the benefits and the challengesof EMI. However, EMI program was also found to bring about the dilemma among students and lecturers who taught the subjects which required explanation in the mother tongue.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Anne Ratna S.
PY  - 2016/11
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TI  - Controversy behind Applying EMI (English as the Medium of Instruction) among EFL Students
BT  - Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Applied Linguistics (CONAPLIN 9)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 58
EP  - 63
SN  - 2352-5398
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