afterword
The E’s of TNHE and EMI
A phenomenographic lens
Questions asked as part of phenomenographic research are used to critically synthesize findings from the case
studies in this issue of English-medium instruction (EMI) in transnational higher education (TNHE). With respect to whether EMI in
TNHE can be considered a phenomenon, it is suggested that the phenomenon is more discursive than empirical. Student and instructor
perceptions of the phenomenon reveal a critical awareness of the policies that structure the learning environment and agency that
takes advantage of the policies’ discursive nature to create alternative, multilingual language practices and improve learning. A
gap between policy and practice that allows for negotiation of the E’s in EMI and TNHE, English and education, is hence called
for.
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Is EMI in TNHE a phenomenon?
- 3.Is there structure to perceptions of the phenomenon?
- 4.Outcomes of the phenomenon
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