Will Baker|Julia Hüttner
English and more: a multisite study of roles and conceptualisations of language in English medium multilingual universities from Europe to Asia
University of Southampton|University of Southampton
rapid increase english medium instruction emi higher education resulted need greater evidence base documenting emi practice spanning range settings studies emi focusing linguistic issues beginning emerge comparative studies looking multiple sites levels stakeholders response study reported examined roles conceptualisations english languages three emi programmes thailand austria uk mixedmethods approach adopted making use student questionnaire n 121 interviews n 12 lecturers students supported documentary analysis observations quantitative qualitative analyses revealed diverse roles english languages various levels recognition multilingualism sophisticated range conceptualisations language stakeholders particular english disciplinespecific language use emerged key concept straddling language content learning teaching well problematising simplistic divides language content furthermore complex understanding diverse roles languages participants offers counter perspectives english emi unambiguous monolithic entity