A study on English-medium instruction programs in Korean universities: Based on the importance of English for academic purposes program

Taeho Kim

doi:10.21049/ccs.2018.53..251

Cross-Cultural Studies

2018, 53(), pp.251-277
DOI : 10.21049/ccs.2018.53..251
Publisher : Center for Cross Culture Studies
Research Area : Literature

Taeho Kim ¹

¹부산대학교

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate ways to improve the effect of English-medium instruction (EMI) in Korean universities by comparing EMI lectures in two Korean universities with those in a Japanese university. Some universities run all courses in English while others do so for only part of them. This study comparatively investigated how EMI courses were run by these two groups of universities. For the purpose of this study, in-depth interviews were conducted with EMI instructors and students to find out what merits and problems that such EMI programs had in EFL environment of Korea and Japan. Another important goal was to correct problems and improve the Korean programs. The result showed that the most important issue of EMI programs in Korean universities was students' low English proficiency. It also demonstrated that English for Academic Purposes (EAP) was necessary to overcome this problem. It is a key to the success of MI programs. Hopefully, this study will stimulate continuous discussions on limitations and ways to improve EMI in Korean universities in various aspects.
KEYWORDS

English as a Foreign Language, English for Academic Purposes, English-medium instruction, English proficiency, English as a Second Language
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