Policies, Politics, and Ideologies of English-Medium Instruction in Asian

Foreword

Ryuko Kubota

Introduction: Toward Critical English-Medium Instruction in Multilingual Universities

Pramod K. Sah and Fan Fang

Part 1: Policy Goals, Hidden Agenda, and Challenges in EMI Programs

EMI in Higher Education in Kazakhstan: Policy Supports and Challenges

Sulushash Kerimkulova, Bridget Goodman and Kamila Aitzhanova

English Medium Instruction in Japan: Changes and Challenges Faced by Faculty and Students

Samantha Curle, Yuwei Lin and Ikuya Aizawa

Policy Development for English Medium Instruction at a Nepali University: Unpacking Hidden Motivations and Agendas

Karna Rana and Pramod K. Sah

English Medium Instruction (EMI) in Higher Education in Taiwan: A Review and Critical Reflection on Why, How and for Whom

Kao Chin-Ling Gupta and Angel M. Y. Lin

Part 2: Language Ideologies and Practices in EMI Programs

University Lecturers¿ Beliefs and Practices about the Use of First Languages and English in EMI: Case Studies from Malaysia and Thailand

Roger Barnard, Zuwati Hasim and Banchakarn Sameephet

The Role of English and the L1 in English Medium Instruction at Universities in Vietnam and Thailand

Kari Sahan, Nicola Galloway and Jim McKinley

Language Use and Language Choice at an EMI University in Brunei: Student Perspectives

Ishamina Athirah Gardiner, Sarah Boye and Suciyati Sulaiman

Understanding EMI Teachers¿ Language Beliefs and Use in Content-Area Classrooms at Chinese Universities

Rui Yuan and Xuyan Qiu

Examining the "M" in EMI Courses at Korean Universities: Is it English-Medium or English-Mixed?

Juyoung Song

Part 3: Discourses of Educational and Social Inequalities in EMI Programs

Language, Class and Coloniality in Medium of Instruction Projects in the Philippines

Ruanni Tupas and Romylyn Metila

English as a Medium of Instruction and Inequality: Exploring Private Sector Higher Education in Bangladesh

Md. Al Amin and M. Obaidul Hamid

English Medium Instruction and Linguistic Diversity in Emirati Higher Education: Expectations and Hardships

Sarah Hopkyns

Afterword

Andy Kirkpatrick

Index