English-medium instruction in Japanese higher education : policy, challenges and outcomes /: policy, challenges and outcomes. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Annette Bradford, Howard Brown.
• Editors: Bradford, Annette; Brown, Howard
• Contents: 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
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Bristol : Multilingual Matters
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 428.0071152; English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Japan; Language and education -- Japan; English language -- Japan; Language policy -- Japan
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781783098965; 9781783098958; 9781783098972
• Related ISBNs: 9781783098941
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