Teaching and Learning in English Medium Instruction

Teaching and Learning in English Medium Instruction provides an overview of the nature of English Medium Instruction (EMI) in both secondary and tertiary education.
The book explores
the nature of academic literacy in EMI
the ways in which EMI is implemented in different contexts
issues related to teaching and learning through the medium of English
teaching challenges and coping strategies used by EMI teachers
support for EMI through EAP
the professional development needs of EMI teachers
approaches to the evaluation of EMI programs.
The book contains a number of short chapters written in an accessible style with discussion questions and practical follow-up tasks. Throughout the book, key theory and research serve to introduce the core issues involved in EMI, which are then explored in terms of implications for practice. The book can be used in workshops and courses and for groups that include EMI teachers of content subjects, EAP teachers, TESOL students, and teachers and education officials involved with the implementation of EMI in different contexts. With the expansion of EMI worldwide in recent years the book seeks to introduce EMI to a new generation of EMI teachers and language teaching professionals.

Jack C. Richards is Honorary Professor at the University of Sydney, Australia and Adjunct Professor at Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand. Jack Pun is an Assistant Professor at City University of Hong Kong.

Table of Contents Part 1: Foundations of EMI Chapter 1. The emergence of English Medium Instruction Chapter 2. Features of English Medium Instruction Chapter 3. The Implementation of English Medium Instruction Part 2: The nature of academic literacy in EMI Chapter 4. The nature of learning in the disciplines: academic literacy Chapter 5. Linguistic dimensions of learning academic content through English Part 3: Teaching and learning in EMI Chapter 6. The EMI Teacher Chapter 7. Teaching in EMI Chapter 8. Preparing students for English Medium Instruction through EAP Chapter 9. Learning in EMI Part 4: Professional development and evaluation Chapter 10. Professional development in EMI Chapter 11. Evaluation of EMI programs Postscript: Looking back and looking forward with EMI Bibliography