English has become an important language of science and scholarship due to the globalization and internationalization of higher education. As a result, there has been a rapid increase in English-mediated instruction (EMI) courses across English as a foreign language (EFL) countries. In an expansion of EMI courses, different reactions have arisen among professors between Korean and Nordic higher education contexts. Utilizing both literature search on EMI as well as insights from the researcher’s involvement in EMI projects, this article presents a comparative analysis of EMI between Korean and Nordic universities with the hope that it will contribute to more effective implementation of EMI within EFL universities such as the ones in Korea. The analysis demonstrates that although there are similar concerns about the expansion and implementation of EMI, the two contexts have fundamental differences, including the motivation for the introduction of EMI, linguistic environments, and philosophy of teaching and learning. These factors are intertwined and influence the implementation of EMI in each context. Therefore, in order to implement EMI more successfully in Korean universities, understanding the differences underlying the two contexts is required.
목차
Abstract I. Introduction II. Research Method III. Analysis of the Literature on EMI in Korean and NordicHigher Education 1. Motivation for the EMI Policy 2. Linguistic Environments 3. Philosophy of Teaching and Learning IV. Educational Implication 1. Increasing Motivation 2. Inculcating an Open-mindset 3. Providing Systematic Professional Teacher Education for EMI Professors 4. Implementing Discipline-specific EMI Courses V. Conclusion References
키워드
영어전용교과목수업영어를 교과목의 일환으로 가르치는 학습 환경한국과 노르딕 대학English-mediated instruction (EMI)EFL contextsKorean and Nordic universities
저자
Given Lee [ Pai Chai University Ju Si-Gyeong Liberal Arts College, Professor ]
한국외국어교육학회 [The Korea Association of Foreign Languages Education]
설립연도
1995
분야
인문학>언어학
소개
본 학회는 외국어 교육 분야 상호간의 연구 성과 교류를 통하여, 외국어 교육의 이론과 실제를 발전시키고, 회원 상호간의 친목을 도모함으로써 외국어 교육 분야간의 학문적 교류를 활성화하는 것을 그 설립 목적으로 한다. 그리고 더 나아가서는 국제 협력 차원에서 다양한 언어 및 문화의 이해를 증진시키는 동시에 언어 정책과 관련하여 국제 관계 개선을 위한 가교 역할을 담당하고자 한다.