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Quiz

1 point possible (graded)

1) What did Dr Galloway NOT mention as a challenge regarding EMI implementation?

a. Lack of monitoring systems

b. Difficulty in measuring the effectiveness of EMI

c. Decline of the English language in academia correct

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2) What did Dr Galloway mention as the reason why EMI is important for Japanese universities?

a. EMI is promoted to generate international student tuition fees so that Japanese universities can survive in the midst of the decreasing domestic enrolment, because of the ageing population. correct

b. The implementation of EMI courses worsens Japanese universities’ international reputation.

c. By conducting EMI, an inverted triangle population structure in Japan can deteriorate.

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3) Dr Galloway calls for more globally oriented approaches to EMI, as she notes that ‘Taking an EMI class alongside international students provides students from a traditionally ( __________ ) classroom with an opportunity to use ELF [English as a lingua franca]’ (Galloway, et al., 2017, p.34).

Fill in the box to complete the quotation.

correct

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Now you have completed all the lectures of this online course. I believe you have learnt about EMI.

Thank you for learning with English Academia! This is the end of the archive of EA3. Please check out the other courses (EA1–EA2, EA4), too. Shown below is an instruction in writing an essay on the topic of EMI. This essay-writing used to be the final assignment for EA3, which involved a peer-review process among the learners. We modified the instruction so that you can evaluate your own essay. Enhance your learning through writing an essay!

Instruction in essay writing

Topic: flexible designs and implementation of EMI classes

One of the themes Dr Galloway has stressed repeatedly is that EMI is not a one-size-fits-all pedagogy. In other words, we have to carefully design and implement EMI in a context-sensitive manner. In this final assignment, you are expected to write an essay to introduce a challenge (just focus on one) regarding EMI provision or implementing EMI policy in your own context as well as propose a solution to the problem. Read the following instructions and write an essay.

Essay length: Between 300 and 500 words (approx.)
Language use: Ensure your language is as clear as possible.
Content and structure

-Paragraph 1: Describe a problem regarding EMI in your own context and explain why it is problematic.

-Paragraph 2: Propose a solution to the aforementioned problem and explain why the solution would be effective.

-Paragraph 3: Describe the feasibility of the solution you propose as well as its limitation(s).

Rubric (Essay evaluation sheet)

A rubric is provided so that you know how to evaluate your own essay. As presented below, the rubric has four criteria (Problem, Solution, Feasibility and Comprehensibility).