This book explores issues of teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through the medium of English in the context of higher education in Hong Kong.
It analyses policy issues and language challenges faced by university students and pedagogical strategies for the professional development of English-Medium of Instruction (EMI) teachers.
Hong Kong as a focus case is valuable because nearly 60% of government-funded university programmes are STEM or science-related, while over 90% of the student population speaks Chinese as a first language but also speak and write English due to local language policies and Hong Kong's colonial history, making it a useful site for EMI research. By providing an evidence-based, pedagogically-focused analysis of teacher and student classroom practices and their perceptions, this book sheds light on ways to improve the quality of instructional practices and effective scaffolding in different types of EMI classrooms in Hong Kong and in similar contexts around the world.
The examples of the EMI lessons with annotated notes which showcase good practices of EMI teaching will be particularly valuable to university EMI co-ordinators, content-subject and English teachers, and instructors doing EMI professional development courses.
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English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in Hong Kong
Policy, Research and Practice in STEM Classrooms
- 269 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education in Hong Kong
Policy, Research and Practice in STEM Classrooms
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Education Theory & PracticeTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 EMI Policies and Practices in STEM Subjects
- 3 Teaching STEM in EMI Classrooms
- 4 EMI STEM Teaching Competencies: Understanding Students and Content
- 5 EMI STEM Teaching Competencies: Language Knowledge and Language-Supported Pedagogies
- 6 EMI STEM Teaching Competencies: Translanguaging and Language Scaffolding
- 7 Teacher Identity in STEM EMI Classrooms
- 8 Learning STEM in EMI Classrooms
- 9 Professional Development for STEM Teachers in EMI Classrooms
- 10 New Technologies and Digital Learning in EMI STEM Classrooms
- 11 Conclusion: Closing the Gap between Policies and Practices in EMI
- References
- Index
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