Rowland, Leonie and Murray, Neil (2019) Finding their feet : lecturers’ and students’ perceptions of English as a medium of instruction in a recently-implemented Master's programme at an Italian university. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development . pp. 1-14. doi:10.1080/01434632.2019.1614186 ISSN 1747-7557.
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Abstract
This article reports on a small-scale qualitative study designed to explore lecturers’ and students’ experiences of teaching and learning on a recently-implemented MSc programme in Biomedical Sciences taught in the medium of English at an Italian university. A focus group format was employed to interview twelve students on the programme, and individual interviews were conducted with six lecturers. Participants’ views were elicited concerning the language proficiency of both students and lecturers, the strategies adopted to meet any challenges associated with weak language skills where these were thought to exist, and the perceived impact of EMI on assessment and the quality of course content. Findings indicate that despite quite lenient language entry requirements, students felt able to cope with the demands of the programme and felt positively disposed towards it and the benefits it afforded, despite at times placing extra demands on them. Lecturers similarly felt positive about the experience both in terms of the students’ and their own development. There is evidence that flexible attitudes towards the use of students’ L1, and the strategies lecturers adopted in their efforts to accommodate to students, were important determinants of these attitudes and the generally positive experience widely reported.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education |
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Applied Linguistics |
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router |
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Medical sciences -- Study and teaching -- Italy, Universities and colleges -- Examinations -- Medical sciences, English language |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development |
Publisher: | Informa UK Limited |
ISSN: | 1747-7557 |
Official Date: | 10 May 2019 |
Dates: | Date Event 10 May 2019 Available 28 April 2019 Accepted |
Page Range: | pp. 1-14 |
DOI: | 10.1080/01434632.2019.1614186 |
Status: | Peer Reviewed |
Publication Status: | Published |
Re-use Statement: | ** From Crossref via Jisc Publications Router ** History: epub 10-05-2019; issued 10-05-2019. |
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
Date of first compliant deposit: | 22 May 2019 |
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 10 November 2020 |
URI: | https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/117314/ |
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