English as a Medium of Instruction for Islamic Higher Education: Classroom Pedagogy, Students' Motivation, and Challenges
Indonesian Islamic universities have conducted little research on English as a medium of instruction (EMI) for Islamic education students. Thus, this study explored EMI pedagogy for Islamic education. This study also examined student motivation and learning obstacles. Five lecturers and 128 students...
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2025-01-01
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| author | Agus Husein As Sabiq Desi Wijayanti Ma'rufah Ana Mae M. Monteza |
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| description | Indonesian Islamic universities have conducted little research on English as a medium of instruction (EMI) for Islamic education students. Thus, this study explored EMI pedagogy for Islamic education. This study also examined student motivation and learning obstacles. Five lecturers and 128 students in three classrooms from different Islamic Education Department year levels at a State Islamic University in Indonesia have been investigated using qualitative observation and semi-structured interviews. The Transitional Bilingual Observation Protocol (TBOP) was used for observation results and thematic analysis for interview outcomes. Lecturers spent more time on lecturing, small group discussions, and presentations. The 2nd-semester lecturers employed translanguaging strategies for communication, while the others used the primary language and English with some mistakes. Students' desire to enhance their English was why they joined a bilingual program. Most students are excited to join EMI courses, but many struggle to communicate in English during class owing to concerns about making mistakes and speaking insecurely. Additionally, lecturers' English communication skills are limited during English education. This research shows that the institution should improve professors' communicative skills and students' language skills rather than only marketing multilingual classes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ab12702dd78446095b22d2a9f0d02fe2025-03-12T03:32:05ZengYayasan Keluarga Guru MandiriJournal of Innovation in Educational and Cultural Research2722-96882722-96962025-01-016113614410.46843/jiecr.v6i1.2043295English as a Medium of Instruction for Islamic Higher Education: Classroom Pedagogy, Students' Motivation, and ChallengesAgus Husein As Sabiq0Desi Wijayanti Ma'rufah1Ana Mae M. Monteza2Faculty of Tarbiya and Teacher Training, UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri (Saizu) Purwokerto, IndonesiaFaculty of Tarbiya and Teacher Training, UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri (Saizu) Purwokerto, IndonesiaEducation Department, University of Mindanao Digos College, PhilippinesIndonesian Islamic universities have conducted little research on English as a medium of instruction (EMI) for Islamic education students. Thus, this study explored EMI pedagogy for Islamic education. This study also examined student motivation and learning obstacles. Five lecturers and 128 students in three classrooms from different Islamic Education Department year levels at a State Islamic University in Indonesia have been investigated using qualitative observation and semi-structured interviews. The Transitional Bilingual Observation Protocol (TBOP) was used for observation results and thematic analysis for interview outcomes. Lecturers spent more time on lecturing, small group discussions, and presentations. The 2nd-semester lecturers employed translanguaging strategies for communication, while the others used the primary language and English with some mistakes. Students' desire to enhance their English was why they joined a bilingual program. Most students are excited to join EMI courses, but many struggle to communicate in English during class owing to concerns about making mistakes and speaking insecurely. Additionally, lecturers' English communication skills are limited during English education. This research shows that the institution should improve professors' communicative skills and students' language skills rather than only marketing multilingual classes.https://jiecr.org/index.php/jiecr/article/view/2043bilingual classroomemiislamic educationhigher educationmotivation |
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| title | English as a Medium of Instruction for Islamic Higher Education: Classroom Pedagogy, Students' Motivation, and Challenges |
| title_full | English as a Medium of Instruction for Islamic Higher Education: Classroom Pedagogy, Students' Motivation, and Challenges |
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| title_short | English as a Medium of Instruction for Islamic Higher Education: Classroom Pedagogy, Students' Motivation, and Challenges |
| title_sort | english as a medium of instruction for islamic higher education classroom pedagogy students motivation and challenges |
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