Pre-lecture activity 1
Welcome to Lecture 6.
In this lecture, you will
further explore the relevance of GELT to EMI. Before
proceeding to watch the lecture video, please
familiarise yourself with the technical terms that
will be referred to in the lecture. Please see
below.
- ESP (English for specific purposes): teaching English to students with an emphasis on the particular vocabulary they need in their own disciplinary or business fields
- English-only policy: an approach to ELT that restricts the use of languages other than English
- L1 / L2: first language / second language
Pre-lecture activity 2
In the following lecture video,
you will further explore the relevance of GELT to
EMI. Let’s recap some of the important points that
we studied in EA3.
Reasons why EMI is promoted
The internationalisation of higher
education is viewed, at its worst, as an enterprise to
increase student numbers and tuition fees. Therefore,
EMI may be a highly commercial approach to both domestic
and international students.
(Source: Module 4, EA3)
Positive benefits
EMI is not only an economic ploy but
also a way to bring the following benefits to universities.
(Adapted from Module 4, EA3)
Language learning benefits of EMI
Despite the fact that definitions of
EMI do not openly declare language learning benefits, many
universities expect that students in EMI classes can improve
their English proficiency.
(Adapted from Module 7, EA3)