English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education : : Policy, Challenges and Outcomes /

English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education : : Policy, Challenges and Outcomes / / ed. by Annette Bradford, Howard Brown.

English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education provides a touchstone for higher education practitioners, researchers and policy makers. It enables readers to more clearly understand why policies concerning English-medium instruction (EMI) are in place in Japan, how EMI is being implemented,...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
MitwirkendeR:
Birchley, Sarah Louisa,
Bradford, Annette,
Brown, Howard,
Hashimoto, Hiroko,
Haswell, Christopher G.,
Heigham, Juanita,
Horie, Miki,
Horiuchi, Kiyomi,
Ishikura, Yukiko,
Kunioshi, Nílson,
Kuwamura, Akira,
Li, Jia,
McKinley, Jim,
Mueller Iyobe, Bethany,
Mulvey, Bern,
Nakakoji, Harushige,
Ota, Hiroshi,
Poole, Gregory,
Shimauchi, Sae,
Susser, Bernard,
Takagi, Hiroyuki,
Yamamoto, Beverley Anne,
HerausgeberIn:
Bradford, Annette,
Brown, Howard,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Multilingual Matters
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Physical Description:1 online resource
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education
  • Section 1 English-Medium Instruction in Context
  • 1 ROAD-MAPPING English-Medium Instruction in Japan
  • 2 Government Policy Driving English-Medium Instruction at Japanese Universities: Responding to a Competitiveness Crisis in a Globalizing World
  • 3 Recent Government Policy and its Impact on English-Medium Instruction: Why this Time may be Different
  • Section 2 The Implementation of English- Medium Instruction in Japan
  • 4 Development of English-Medium Instruction as a Key for Internationalizing Curricula in Japan
  • 5 A Pebble that Creates Great Waves? Global 30 Classes and Internationalization of the Student Body
  • Section 3 Challenges and Solutions for English-Medium Instruction in Japan
  • 6 Administrative Impediments: How Bureaucratic Practices Obstruct the Implementation of English-Taught Programs in Japan
  • 7 How Accessible are English-Taught Programs? Exploring International Admissions Procedures
  • 8 A Marketing Perspective on English-Medium Instruction at Universities in Japan
  • Section 4 The Student and Faculty Experience
  • 9 Accepting Neighboring Englishes: Investigating the Attitudes and Preconceptions of English-Medium Instruction Students at an International University in Japan
  • 10 Center Stage but Invisible: International Students in an English-Taught Program
  • 11 Gender in English-Medium Instruction Programs: Differences in International Awareness?
  • 12 A Tale of Two Classes: From EFL CBI to ELF EMI
  • 13 Faculty Training for Non-Native Speakers of English at Japanese Universities: Effective English-Medium Teaching for a Culturally Diversified Student Population
  • Section 5 Curriculum Contexts
  • Factors for Success and Sustainability of an Elective English-Medium Instruction Program
  • 15 Making the EFL to ELF Transition in English-Medium Instruction at a Global Traction University
  • 16 Features, Challenges and Prospects of a Science and Engineering English-Taught Program
  • Section 6 Future Directions for English-Medium Instruction
  • 17 The Future of English-Medium Instruction in Japan
  • 18 Final Thoughts: Have We Seen This Before? The Information Technology Parallel
  • Index

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