English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) The importance of English language is on the increase since it is the most powerful language being spoken in all around the world. English is not only an international language that people must learn for the sake of globalization and internationalization, but it is also a language that play a significant role in different sectors, specifically in teaching mathematics, social, and scientific subjects in primary schools to high schools, colleges and in universities. English Medium Instruction is a phenomenon that grows rapidly. Graddol (2005) predict that English will become a second language for many, if not most, of the world’s citizens by 2050 (p. 29). EMI is an efficient development for people regarding …show more content…
For example, in 2013, due to the challenges that were faced with the implementation of EMI in Punjab, the British Council launched the Punjab Education and English Language Initiative (PEELI) in coordination with the department of staff development (DSD). PEELI is a project that will continue until the year 2018, and the aim of the project is to train 180,000 primary schools teachers who will be teaching English, Math, science, and computer science to 15 million students in 56,000 schools in all over Punjab whom will be aged 5-14. With that in mind, there are universities in Hong Kong and in other English speaking countries that offer courses and training for English teachers to perform better in terms of EMI. For example, Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education is one of them that offer training for English language teachers. Moreover, in order to enhance the English learning environment of students, (Education Bureau, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, 2014, p.4) described “the percentage of the total lesson time (excluding the lesson time for the English Language) allowed for extended learning activities (ELA) has been increased to a uniform proportion of 25% for each of the junior secondary
English as a communication tool holds prominent position in Chinese curriculum (Liu, 2012). Learning English as a Second Language (ESL) has seen its boost in China (Qiang & Wolff, 2007). Mastering English is an asset for students in job hunting and further education. As academic achievement is highly valued in Chinese culture, students are expected to achieve high marks in English tests (Liu, 2012). University students need to pass National English proficiency examinations, which are the part of the evaluation for obtaining degrees (Wolff, 2010). Students attend after-school English courses for enhancing their English because of the pressure (Liu, 2012). The majority of ELL students aim at improving the international English proficiency tests results, such as International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Graduate Record Examinations (GRE). ELL students are more motivated in the after-school English courses because of the high-target learning environment. However, the teacher-centred learning procedure neglects the long-term enhancement of students’ English level. The ignorance of the long-term development is due to less student involvement during the teaching procedure (Mo, 2012). Some Chinese ELL students choose to attend ESL courses abroad. The reasons are that they can have a better language environment (Wolff, 2010) and can engage more in the learning procedure (Smith & Hu, 2013). The aim of the study is to compare the teacher-centred teaching in China and student-centred teaching in Canada and to examine efficient teaching methods for Chinese speaking ELL
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English is a Language that many people struggle with in the U.S. It can be a daunting task that many American’s have to face. Especially because of all of the domains that make up the English Language.(reading, writing, speaking and listening). There are many factors that can lead to the failure of learning of the English Language. One component is English being a secondary language that is not attended to correctly. Even though there is many reasons the lead to English Language Learners lack of proficiency (example Mr. O’Malley classroom), a strong instructional input, scaffolding, theory, research, ELD standard, and a intervention will not be one of them.
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In the United States of America we have become a large melting pot of ethnic and cultural peoples. Along with these peoples have come many different languages and alphabets. However the US has been seen as a mostly English speaking country. Yet many of this country's newcomers do not speak English. Adults and children alike come into the US speaking and writing only their native tongue. This poses a huge gap in communication. If the adults are unable to teach their children English, then it becomes the school districts' responsibility. However to make learning easier on the child, many school districts choose to teach the child in their native language, while they receive English lessons on the side.
As our nation shifts towards a more culturally diverse population both educators and families have to find a common ground to ensure that English Language Learners are academically successful. All stakeholders must carefully consider the social cultural impact on an ELL education. The process of raising bilingual learners take more than a language a school and a language learned at home. The transition must have a purpose and a goal.
As many people from other linguistic background are migrating to the United States, it is important that the school systems keep ELL programs available for the students in the public schools not only so the students can move freely in an English- language dominated society but because those students are the future of this great nation and deserve to have the same opportunities as English language student as well. To conclude ELL programs can be a very vital tool that public school systems can provide for English speaking students.
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According to Teodorescu (2010), English for Specific Purposes (ESP) came into existence soon after the Second World War as there was a huge expansion of science, technology, and business all over the world and it became essential to have an international language for specialists. Later on, ESP became so popular that it is an important branch of English Language Teaching (ELT). Therefore, ESP which has the subcomponent like English for Science and Technology (EST) and it is further minimized to English for Engineering. Adriana Teodorescu (2010).
Experiencing those days where people would laugh at other for the broken English; the grammar and pronunciation are the toughest parts of the language. People with English as a second language always stumble upon difficulties; however, the determination of learning a new language do not decrease easily as the motivation is still surrounding one’s mind. Today, English has become an international communication; even the teaching and learning of the language has already spread throughout the world. English is known as one of the most common use language and has been offering classes everywhere for years especially around Asia; additionally, the world common language has now become the number one language uses in every fields of career that is being offer everywhere. Non-American students should be required to take English class as a second language in school
By this, English is a study for society where English as their foreign language and it does not require them to speak along with English as their daily communication. A similar definition is expressed by Harmer (2007) who defines EFL as the teaching of English where the students are studying English in their own country or are engaged in short courses conducted in English-speaking countries such as the United States, Britain, Australia, Canada, Ireland, or New Zealand. Gunderson (2009) stated that EFL is usually learned in environments where
Zhang, Xiaohong, and Margaret Zeegers. "Redefining The Role Of English As A Foreign Language In The Curriculum In The Global Context." Changing English: Studies In Culture & Education 17.2 (2010): 177-187. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Mar. 2012.
According to Ethnologue, there are 180 million native speakers of English and an impressive 360 million non-native speakers as of 2006, a 1:3 ratio (Sasaki et al. 382). In addition, it has been predicted that by 2050 half of the world’s population will be proficient in English (“A World Empire By Other Means”). This dram...
The discourse about the use of English as a global language comes at a time when there exists cultural, political and economic supremacy among nations that are speaking different languages. The rise of nations such as China to the global platform and the influence of France in the European Union are making both the Chinese and the French languages to gain respect in the world. Beyond this, English remains a formidable language that can serve to unify all nations of the world. Firstly, English speaking countries have the powerful global status than other countries, English is a flexible language, making it easy to learn. This regards the fact that its grammar is generally simpler than most languages. Thirdly, English is a familiar language,
It can be seen that English has become a global language, which is determined by lots of factors like history, culture and daily usefulness. Because of these factors, the number of people who speak English is still increasing now. English, as a significant part of social life gradually exerted profound impacts on education, job hunting and international communication. Also, it provides the whole world with a chance to share ideas and communicate freely. We are quite curious to see the further development of English as a lingua franca in the