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Publication details [#66855]

Bradford, Annette. 2019. It's not all about English! The problem of language foregrounding in English-medium programmes in Japan. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 40 (8) : 707–720.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

international context | language of instruction | language proficiency | university

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This paper argues that less emphasis on language and greater attention to pedagogical and intercultural skills development could benefit English-medium instruction (EMI) in Japanese universities, given the misperception that English language proficiency is the defining factor for success.