Promises and realities of foreign language medium instruction in the light of internationalization: A case study on EMI and AMI at an AQ1 Indonesian Islamic University

Irham, Irham ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9222-230X and Wahyudi, Ribut ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-1678 (2023) Promises and realities of foreign language medium instruction in the light of internationalization: A case study on EMI and AMI at an AQ1 Indonesian Islamic University. Research in Comparative and International Education. pp. 1-15.

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Abstract

The desire to improve institutional profile and students’ linguistic skills leads to the growth of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI). While studies regarding EMI have been sufficiently documented, little is known about Arabic as a Medium of Instruction (AMI) in the expanding circles. To fill in the gap, our study examines EMI and AMI at IIU University (Indonesian Islamic University) using semi-structured interviews with six alumni of the program. Data were analyzed through Phan’s (2017) conceptualization of adjusted desire and transformative mediocrity. The findings demonstrate that EMI and AMI are strategically employed to symbolically legitimize the “international” profile. In practice, both EMI and AMI likely result in below-mediocre quality education. However, the participants still hold the (limited) power of transformation, as they view their recent teaching position and recognition as having been impacted by their below-mediocre EMI and EMI programs.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Arabic as a medium of instruction; English as a medium of instruction; Indonesian Islamic University; AQ2 internationalization; transformative mediocrity
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130205 Humanities and Social Sciences Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. Economics, Business and Management) 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130207 LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy 13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130214 Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (Ta'lim al-'Arabiyah Lighairi al-Nathiqin Biha) Curriculum and Pedagogy
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Ribut Wahyudi
Date Deposited:	24 Mar 2023 11:30

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