Lecturers' Perceptions of English Medium Instruction in Afghanistan's Public Higher Education

Autor/in	Orfan, Sayeed Naqibullah
Titel	Lecturers' Perceptions of English Medium Instruction in Afghanistan's Public Higher Education
Quelle	In: Issues in Educational Research, 33 (2023) 1, S.247-265 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Orfan, Sayeed Naqibullah)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0313-7155
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Public Colleges; Bilingual Education; Teacher Characteristics; Language Proficiency; Adoption (Ideas); Afghanistan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Ideas; Ideenfindung
Abstract	The study investigated university lecturers' attitudes towards English medium instruction (EMI), reasons for EMI adoption, effects of EMI on official languages and lecturers' preference for language of instruction. It also examined the impact of gender, English proficiency, country and medium of instruction of lecturers' highest educational degree as well as their education level on their responses. A survey questionnaire was employed to collect data from 234 lecturers at four public universities based in the northeast of Afghanistan. The author used both descriptive and inferential statistics to analyse the data. The results showed that lecturers had strong positive attitudes towards EMI. They were in favour of EMI adoption at universities for various reasons, such as preparing students for national and international job markets. Although the lecturers were aware of the negative impacts of EMI on official languages and challenges against EMI implementation, the vast majority preferred EMI and bilingual education. The participants' English proficiency, country and medium of instruction in their highest educational degree as well as their educational level had a significant impact on their attitudes towards and preference for EMI. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01