Language proficiency of English-medium instruction teachers across contexts
Övrigt konferensbidrag, 2024
Drawing on theories from within a disciplinary literacies framework (cf. Airey, 2020), this study addresses this dearth of research and aims to explore teachers’ English proficiency and self-efficacy for EMI teaching tasks (Tschannen-Moran et al., 1998). Based on a contrastive cross-sectional design, EMI teachers in Sweden and Brazil respond to a questionnaire (partly inspired by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages descriptors). Responses from 1300 teachers across the two locations will be analysed and findings will speak to (i) teachers’ perceived level of English productive and receptive proficiency for teaching purposes, (ii) their perceived need for English language support for teaching (both for themselves and others), and (iii) their self-efficacy when teaching in EMI. The multi-site data collection enables unique international comparison of EMI teacher cohorts, validating and (dis)proving perceptions about EMI teachers’ English proficiency and self-beliefs, while helping to identify ways to support teachers and addressing quality concerns in internationalised higher education.
References
Airey, J. (2020). The Content Lecturer and English-Medium Instruction (EMI): Epilogue to the Special Issue on EMI in Higher Education. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 23, 340–346.
Tschannen-Moran, M., Hoy, A. W., & Hoy, W. K. (1998). Teacher efficacy: Its meaning and measure. Review of Educational Research, 68(2), 202-248
English-medium instruction
language proficiency
Författare
Marie Vander Borght
Chalmers, Vetenskapens kommunikation och lärande, Fackspråk och kommunikation
Hans Malmström
Chalmers, Vetenskapens kommunikation och lärande, Fackspråk och kommunikation
Diane Pecorari
Ron Martinez
Kalmar, Sweden,
Engelsk språkfärdighet och strategier för undervisning när engelska är undervisningsspråk
Vetenskapsrådet (VR) (2022-03643), 2023-01-01 -- 2026-12-31.
Ämneskategorier
Jämförande språkvetenskap och allmän lingvistik
Pedagogik