English-as-a-medium-of-instruction students’ evaluation of an English foundation program at a university in Vietnam
With the growing popularity of English-as-a-medium-of-instruction (EMI) all over the world, the issue of how to best prepare non-native students for their language-related problems in EMI courses also arises. While a number of studies have shed critical light on problems students encounter in EMI co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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CAN THO UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING HOUSE
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Can Tho University Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | https://ctujs.ctu.edu.vn/index.php/ctujs/article/view/96 |
| Summary: | With the growing popularity of English-as-a-medium-of-instruction (EMI) all over the world, the issue of how to best prepare non-native students for their language-related problems in EMI courses also arises. While a number of studies have shed critical light on problems students encounter in EMI courses, very few have explored how students should be supported to overcome these challenges. The current study investigated such an effort in a university in Vietnam where an English foundation program (EFP) of 390 hours have been designed and implemented for one semester before students begin their EMI courses. In particular, the study seeks to figure out the structure of the English Foundation Program (EFP) and students’ evaluation of its usefulness for their EMI courses. The findings from the current study is expected to provide the EFP designers with a basis to (further improve) revise their program and to help other institutions which are implementing EMI have an idea of what should be done to support their students better. |
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| ISSN: | 2615-9422 2815-5602 |