English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education

Policy, Challenges and Outcomes
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-78309-894-1
Verlag: Multilingual Matters

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 655 g

English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education provides a touchstone for higher education practitioners, researchers and policy makers. It enables readers to more clearly understand why policies concerning English-medium instruction (EMI) are in place in Japan, how EMI is being implemented, what challenges are being addressed and what the impacts of EMI may be. The volume situates EMI within Japan’s current policy context and examines the experiences of its stakeholders. The chapters are written by scholars and practitioners who have direct involvement with EMI in Japanese higher education. They look at EMI from perspectives that include policy planning, program design, marketing and classroom practice.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bradford, Annette

Brown, Howard

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Annette Bradford and Howard Brown: Introduction

Section 1: English-Medium Instruction in Context

- Annette Bradford and Howard Brown: ROAD-MAPPING English-Medium Instruction in Japan

- Hiroko Hashimoto: Government Policy Driving English-Medium Instruction at Japanese Universities: Responding to a Competitiveness Crisis in a Globalizing World

- Bern Mulvey: Recent Government Policy and its Impact on English-Medium Instruction: Why this Time may be Different

Section 2: The Implementation of English-Medium Instruction in Japan

- Hiroyuki Takagi: Development of English-Medium Instruction as a Key for Internationalizing Curricula in Japan

- Beverley Anne Yamamoto and Yukiko Ishikura: A Pebble that Creates Great Waves? Global 30 Classes and Internationalization of the Student Body

Section 3: Challenges and Solutions for English-Medium Instruction in Japan

- Gregory Poole: Administrative Impediments: How Bureaucratic Practices Obstruct the Implementation of English-Taught Programs in Japan

- Hiroshi Ota and Kiyomi Horiuchi: How Accessible are English-Taught Programs? Exploring International Admissions Procedures

- Sarah Louisa Birchley: A Marketing Perspective on English-Medium Instruction at Universities in Japan

Section 4: The Student and Faculty Experience

- Christopher G. Haswell: Accepting Neighboring Englishes: Investigating the Attitudes and Preconceptions of English-Medium Instruction Students at an International University in Japan

- Juanita Heigham: Center Stage but Invisible: International Students in an English-Taught Program

- Sae Shimauchi: Gender in English-Medium Instruction: Differences in International Awareness?

- Bernard Susser: A Tale of Two Classes: From EFL CBI to ELF EMI

- Miki Horie: Faculty Training for Non-Native Speakers of English at Japanese Universities: Effective English-Medium Teaching for a Culturally Diversified Student Population

Section 5: Curriculum Contexts

- Bethany Mueller Iyobe and Jia Li: Factors for Success and Sustainability of an Elective English-Medium Instruction Program

- Jim McKinley: Making the EFL to ELF Transition in English-Medium Instruction at a Global Traction University

- Nílson Kunioshi and Harushige Nakakoji: Features, Challenges and Prospects of a Science and Engineering English-Taught Program

Section 6: Future Directions for English-Medium Instruction

- Akira Kuwamura: The Future of English-Medium Instruction in Japan

- Annette Bradford and Howard Brown: Final Thoughts: Have We Seen this Before? The Information Technology Parallel

Über Autor(innen)

Brown, Howard
Howard Brown is Associate Professor in the Faculty of International Studies and Regional Development, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. His research interests center on best practices for curriculum planning and program design in English-medium instruction, and the relationship between English-medium instruction and English for Academic Purposes.

Bradford, Annette
Annette Bradford’s research centers on the internationalization of higher education and has a special focus on English-medium instruction (EMI) and the plurilingual university. Her co-edited (with Howard Brown) volume: English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education: Policy, Challenges, and Outcomes (Multilingual Matters, 2018) highlights the impacts that EMI is having on university curricula and on the internationalization of higher education in Japan. As an education consultant, Annette holds positions as an Oxford EMI Associate and Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies Adjunct Fellow (Temple University Japan). She is a member of the board of the ICLHE Association (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education) and founder of the ICLHE East Asia regional group. She previously held positions as an associate professor at Meiji University and as Council on Foreign Relations-Hitachi International Affairs Fellow in Japan. Annette received her doctorate in Education Administration and Policy Studies from The George Washington University (USA).

Annette Bradford is Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration, Meiji University, Japan. Her research focuses on education policy, specifically the internationalization of higher education, student mobility and English-medium instruction.

Howard Brown is Associate Professor in the Faculty of International Studies and Regional Development, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. His research interests center on best practices for curriculum planning and program design in English-medium instruction, and the relationship between English-medium instruction and English for Academic Purposes.