An analysis of Japan’s English as medium of instruction initiatives within higher education: the gap between meso-level policy and micro-level practice

Volume: 77, Issue: 6, Pages: 1125 - 1142
Published: Jun 1, 2019
Abstract
In 2014, Japan’s Ministry of Education (MEXT) announced the Top Global University Project (TGUP), a large-investment initiative to internationalise higher education that implicitly signalled increased emphasis on English-medium instruction (EMI) at Japanese universities. Despite substantial funding behind the initiative, little research has evaluated the implications for language planning, including contextualised implementation challenges. This...
Paper Details
Title
An analysis of Japan’s English as medium of instruction initiatives within higher education: the gap between meso-level policy and micro-level practice
Published Date
Jun 1, 2019
Volume
77
Issue
6
Pages
1125 - 1142
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