English as a medium of instruction in an Indonesian Islamic University: Lecturer’s, student’s, and alumnus’ voices

Irham, Irham ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9222-230X and Wahyudi, Ribut ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-1678 (2024) English as a medium of instruction in an Indonesian Islamic University: Lecturer’s, student’s, and alumnus’ voices. TEFLIN Journal, 35 (2). pp. 272-289. ISSN 0215-773X

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Abstract

This study investigates voices of a teacher, student, and alumnus of an International Class (ICP) which employs English as a medium of instruction (EMI). Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with three participants focusing on their positioning towards English and EMI, followed by document studies including teaching materials and course outlines. The inclusion of alumni is important to understand the extent that they might support, negotiate, or resist EMI in ICP and to uncover key issues such as beliefs and promise of EMI and its workplace realities. Besides, the graduate has a prominent role in this study to see the possible role of EMI in the university as to whether EMI does warrant promised linguistic capital. Our study suggests that EMI in ICP is often valorised and commoditised as a marketing strategy to attract more students. However, inadequate preparation and planning results in insufficient development of either English proficiency or content subject comprehension. We recommend that the adoption of EMI along with desirable internationalisation of Higher Education (HE) be critically (re)envisioned and appropriated to advantage multilingual speakers with English. Pedagogical and professional supports need to be explicitly provisioned to help teachers and students navigate and respond to linguistic and pedagogical challenges in EMI.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Indonesian Islamic university; EMI; linguistic capital; linguistic imperialism
Subjects:	13 EDUCATION > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130207 LOTE, ESL and TESOL Curriculum and Pedagogy 20 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 2004 Linguistics > 200401 Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities > Department of English Language and Letters
Depositing User:	Ribut Wahyudi
Date Deposited:	18 Dec 2024 09:34

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