Ernesto Macaro|Samantha Curle|Jack Pun|Jiangshan An|Julie Dearden
A systematic review of English medium instruction in higher education
University of Oxford|University of Oxford|University of Oxford|University of Oxford|University of Oxford
outlining systematic review research english medium instruction emi higher education urgently required briefly situate rapidly growing emi phenomenon broader field research content language considered compare research outputs phases education indepth review 83 studies documents growth emi different geographical areas describe studies investigated university teachers beliefs students attempting synthesise evidence whether teaching academic subjects medium english second language l2 benefit developing english proficiency without detrimental effect content learning conclude key stakeholders serious concerns regarding introduction implementation emi despite sometimes recognising inevitability also conclude research evidence date insufficient assert emi benefits language learning clearly detrimental content learning also insufficient studies demonstrating classroom discourse kind practice may lead beneficial outcomes insufficiency argue partly due research methodology problems micro macro level