English Medium Instruction in Northern Cyprus

Navigating Policies and Practices in Building a University Island
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-032-37121-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 243 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: English Language Education

This book explores the diverse roles, perceptions, functions, policies, practices, and challenges pertinent to English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education institutions, specifically in Northern Cyprus. It connects the educational discussions related to EMI to the broader trends and conversations related to marketization, privatization, and internationalization in higher education, thereby offering a nuanced understanding of the role that English plays in this complex picture. By providing conceptual and empirical insights into EMI contextualized by the broader sociopolitical, economic, and educational dynamics, it makes a novel and important contribution to the much-needed discussions related to higher education in Northern Cyprus. Although centered on Northern Cyprus, the insights offered by this book are also transferable to international contexts, enriching the global conversation on EMI in diverse and complex settings. This book appeals to a diverse audience across several academic fields, including education, linguistics, political science, and postcolonial studies. Its interdisciplinary approach enhances its scholarly value, making it relevant to a broad range of researchers, teacher educators, undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Silman-Karanfil, Leyla

Selvi, Ali Fuad

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Universitäten, Hochschulen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Mehrsprachigkeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: EMI Policies .- Chapter 1. An Overview of Multilingualism in North Cyprus and Beyond: Implications for a Multilingual EMI Landscape in Higher Education - Yasemin Bayyurt.- Chapter 2. A Comparative Investigation of the EMI Practices in Türkiye and TRNC - Ismail Yaman, Dilek Yazici Demirci.- Chapter 3. The Role of English in the Internationalization of Higher Education as a Survival Strategy: The North Cyprus Context - Ilkay Gilanlioglu, Sefika Mertkan, Simon McGrath.- Chapter 4. Interconnected Realities: Unraveling the Multilayered Impacts of EMI in Northern Cyprus - Büsra Müge Özdil, Naciye Kunt.- Part II: EMI Practices .- Chapter 5. The EMI and Teachers’ Professional Identity in Multicultural and Multilingual Context in Northern Cyprus - Fatos Silman, Behbood Mohammadzadeh.- Chapter 6. Investigating the Needs of Teacher Educators in English Medium Instruction: Insights from MA and PhD Research in Northern Cyprus - Alev Özbilgin-Gezgin.- Chapter 7. Exploring Turkish and Turkish Cypriot ELT Students' Views on Translanguaging in Higher Education - Necdet Osam, Erkan Arkin.- Chapter 8. An Autoethnographic Narrative Inquiry of the English-Medium Instruction Challenges at a University in Northern Cyprus - Leyla Silman-Karanfil, Ali Fuad Selvi.- Chapter 9. Translanguaging in EMI: Bridging Classroom Practices and Institutional Policies - Erkan Arkin, Necdet Osam.- Chapter 10. Responsible Use of Generative AI in English-Medium Instruction: Enhancing Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Northern Cyprus Universities - Özgür Sahan, Kari Sahan.- Conclusion/Afterword -Jim McKinley.

Über Autor(innen)

Leyla Silman-Karanfil is a senior instructor of English in the Modern Languages Program at Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus (North Cyprus). Previously, she served as the Director of the School of Foreign Languages at the same university. She has also been a group coordinator and tester. Her research interests include socio-political and the English proficiency aspects of English medium instruction; pedagogical translanguaging and its impact on teacher identity development; and language teacher education, all within the local sociolinguistic and educational context. Her scholarship appeared in prestigious journals such as

Ali Fuad Selvi is an Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics in the MATESOL Program in the English Department at the University of Alabama (United States). Previously, he worked in the Teaching English as a Foreign Language Program at METU Northern Cyprus Campus (Northern Cyprus). His research interests include Global Englishes; sociopolitical aspects of English-medium instruction; issues related to (in)equity, professionalism, marginalization, and discrimination in TESOL; the platformized ELT ecosystem; and critical applied linguistics and language teacher education. His works appeared in various international journals, including