Higher Education Students Perspectives about EMI in a South Brazilian Public University

Gabriel Salinet Rodrigues; Juliana Michelon Ribeiro; Graciela Rabuske Hendges

doi:10.22481/folio.v14i2.11298

Auteurs-es

Gabriel Salinet Rodrigues Federal University of Santa Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-9456
Juliana Michelon Ribeiro Federal University of Santa Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9854-5580
Graciela Rabuske Hendges Federal University of Santa Maria https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7326-0223

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.22481/folio.v14i2.11298

Mots-clés :

Brazilian Education, English as a Medium of Instruction, English Language Teaching, Higher Education, Internationalization at Home

Résumé

This work aims at investigating Brazilian students’ views on English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) from a pre-implementation standpoint so that their interest, linguistic and pedagogical needs, concerns and suggestions are identified. Through online questionnaire, we identified a significant interest in EMI, associated to concerns with language support and the preference for a flexible regulation, considering the interest and needs of each area and department. Most envisage EMI as an opportunity to prepare for mobility and to compensate part of the experience to those who would not be able to afford it. The results contribute to an assessment of the feasibility of EMI and a local language policy aware of the necessary language support, professional development and offer regulation.

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Bibliographies de l'auteur-e

Gabriel Salinet Rodrigues, Federal University of Santa Maria

Mestrando em Letras (Estudos da Linguagem) pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM).

Juliana Michelon Ribeiro, Federal University of Santa Maria

Mestranda em Letras pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM).

Graciela Rabuske Hendges, Federal University of Santa Maria

Professora da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM). Doutora em Linguística Aplicada e Inglês pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, com ano sanduíche em 2006 na University of New South Wales, Sydney, Austrália.

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