English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain

Coinciding with the advent of the Bologna process in the European Higher Education Area at the turn of the millennium, a growing scholarly interest in the effects of changing the medium of instruction from first language (L1) to English has been on the rise in Spain. Research on this multifaceted ed...

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Authors: Cots Caimons, Josep Maria, Mancho Barés, Guzmán
Format: book part
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Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repository:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Keyword:Anglès -- Ensenyament universitari
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spelling English-medium instruction in higher education in SpainCots Caimons, Josep MariaMancho Barés, GuzmánAnglès -- Ensenyament universitariCoinciding with the advent of the Bologna process in the European Higher Education Area at the turn of the millennium, a growing scholarly interest in the effects of changing the medium of instruction from first language (L1) to English has been on the rise in Spain. Research on this multifaceted educational phenomenon, with a focus on classroom discourse, received an initial impulse thanks to studies such as those by Aguilar Pérez and Arnó Macià (2002), Dafouz, Núñez and Sancho (2007), Núñez Perucha and Dafouz Milne (2007), Dafouz-Milne (2008), and Dafouz Milne and Llinares Garcia (2008). The scope of the research expanded to understand whether and to what extent English-medium instruction (EMI) could subsume or complement English for specific purposes (ESP) and/or English for academic purposes (EAP) subjects, which had traditionally been the means by which Spanish universities provided students with the necessary skills in English to fulfil their needs in disciplinary language and communication (Räisänen & Fortanet-Gómez, 2008, from a pan-European perspective; Ruiz-Garrido & Palmer-Silveira, 2008). EMI teacher training initiatives in Spain have revealed the importance of training instructors and making them aware of the need to attain a threshold level of competence in English to impart EMI (Fortanet-Gómez, 2010). These studies have undoubtedly helped to align research on EMI in Spain with, and sometimes the forefront of, the wider international research agenda. It is from this body of knowledge generated at the start of the twenty-first century that we pursue to examine the main topics of the research on Spanish EMI since 2010 to identify the language-derived obstacles and the possible ways to overcome them.This study was possible thanks to the funding from the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain (projects PID2019-104333GB-I00 and PID2019-107451GB-I00) and from the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants of Catalonia (project 2017-SGR-1522).Routledge2024info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781003011644-17https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/465713reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-107451GB-I00info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020/PID2019-104333GB-I00Versió postprint del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003011644-17The Routledge Handbook of English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education / edited by Kingsley Bolton, Werner Botha, Benedict Lin. London : Routledge, 2024, p. 204-220. ISBN: 9781003011644(c) The authors, 2024(c) Routledge, 2024info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10459.1/4657132026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain
spellingShingle English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain
Cots Caimons, Josep Maria
Anglès -- Ensenyament universitari
title_short English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain
title_full English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain
title_fullStr English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain
title_full_unstemmed English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain
title_sort English-medium instruction in higher education in Spain
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Mancho Barés, Guzmán
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Mancho Barés, Guzmán
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description Coinciding with the advent of the Bologna process in the European Higher Education Area at the turn of the millennium, a growing scholarly interest in the effects of changing the medium of instruction from first language (L1) to English has been on the rise in Spain. Research on this multifaceted educational phenomenon, with a focus on classroom discourse, received an initial impulse thanks to studies such as those by Aguilar Pérez and Arnó Macià (2002), Dafouz, Núñez and Sancho (2007), Núñez Perucha and Dafouz Milne (2007), Dafouz-Milne (2008), and Dafouz Milne and Llinares Garcia (2008). The scope of the research expanded to understand whether and to what extent English-medium instruction (EMI) could subsume or complement English for specific purposes (ESP) and/or English for academic purposes (EAP) subjects, which had traditionally been the means by which Spanish universities provided students with the necessary skills in English to fulfil their needs in disciplinary language and communication (Räisänen & Fortanet-Gómez, 2008, from a pan-European perspective; Ruiz-Garrido & Palmer-Silveira, 2008). EMI teacher training initiatives in Spain have revealed the importance of training instructors and making them aware of the need to attain a threshold level of competence in English to impart EMI (Fortanet-Gómez, 2010). These studies have undoubtedly helped to align research on EMI in Spain with, and sometimes the forefront of, the wider international research agenda. It is from this body of knowledge generated at the start of the twenty-first century that we pursue to examine the main topics of the research on Spanish EMI since 2010 to identify the language-derived obstacles and the possible ways to overcome them.
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