Correlating language proficiency and teaching approach in contexts of English-medium instruction
Poster (konferens), 2024
This study investigates the relationship between the English language proficiency of EMI teachers and their teaching approaches. Teachers (n = 82) from three universities in Sweden completed tests of productive and receptive knowledge of general and academic vocabulary knowledge. We consider vocabulary knowledge indicative of a teacher’s overall linguistic competence (cf. Milton, 2013). The participants also answered the Approaches to Teaching Inventory (ATI), a questionnaire that indicates the variation in teacher’s approaches (Trigwell et al., 2005).
Combining the results from the test and the questionnaire, the preliminary findings reveal a significant correlation between the English proficiency of EMI teachers and teacher-focused teaching. More specifically, the EMI teachers with lower levels of English proficiency were more likely to adopt a teacher-focused approach. Yet, the results do not show the same correlation between high levels of English proficiency and student-focused teaching. This research highlights the challenges of teaching in an EMI context and facilitates understanding the complexity of language and communication in this specific context.
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Författare
Marie Vander Borght
Chalmers, Vetenskapens kommunikation och lärande, Fackspråk och kommunikation
Hans Malmström
Chalmers, Vetenskapens kommunikation och lärande, Fackspråk och kommunikation
Marcus Warnby
Göteborgs universitet
Falun, Sweden,
Ämneskategorier
Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik