Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education

University internationalisation is often linked to mobility and the development of intercultural perspectives. The promotion of English has led universities to widely embrace EMI (English-Medium Instruction). In Spain, where universities have only recently engaged in internationalisation, newly impl...

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Autores: Aguilar Pérez, Marta|||0000-0001-7116-502X, Arnó Macià, Elisabet|||0000-0002-3431-6439
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/462222
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11272-9_4
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Intercultural communicative competence
English for specific purposes
English-medium instruction
Internationalization
Teaching ICC
Interculturality
EMI
ESP
Internationalisation
Higher education
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge
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spelling Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher educationAguilar Pérez, Marta|||0000-0001-7116-502XArnó Macià, Elisabet|||0000-0002-3431-6439Intercultural communicative competenceEnglish for specific purposesEnglish-medium instructionInternationalizationTeaching ICCInterculturalityEMIESPInternationalisationHigher educationÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatgeUniversity internationalisation is often linked to mobility and the development of intercultural perspectives. The promotion of English has led universities to widely embrace EMI (English-Medium Instruction). In Spain, where universities have only recently engaged in internationalisation, newly implemented EMI courses co-exist with traditional ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses. Considering the common aim of EMI and ESP to help students communicate internationally, a question arises as to how interculturality is actually addressed in such learning contexts. Through an examination of recent research (2015–2021), the chapter explores how interculturality is addressed, explicitly or implicitly, by stakeholders in EMI and ESP in Spanish universities. Through the studies analysed, we identify the roles of EMI and ESP courses and lecturers in promoting university students’ intercultural competence, and especially how the two types of instruction can integrate intercultural competence in a complementary way. This chapter provides a kaleidoscopic view of the role of interculturality in these areas, identifying good practices and missed opportunities to inform practice in Spain and beyond.Peer ReviewedPalgrave Macmillan. Springer nature20262026-03-1520262026-05-2020272027-02-22book parthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_3248AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/bookPartapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/462222https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11272-9_4reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengembargoed accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_f1cfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:dnet:upcommonspor::f46fc93443afbe38bf7de0344d29198d2026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
title Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
spellingShingle Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
Aguilar Pérez, Marta|||0000-0001-7116-502X
Intercultural communicative competence
English for specific purposes
English-medium instruction
Internationalization
Teaching ICC
Interculturality
EMI
ESP
Internationalisation
Higher education
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge
title_short Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
title_full Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
title_fullStr Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
title_full_unstemmed Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
title_sort Integrating intercultural competence into EMI and ESP in Spanish higher education
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Aguilar Pérez, Marta|||0000-0001-7116-502X
Arnó Macià, Elisabet|||0000-0002-3431-6439
author Aguilar Pérez, Marta|||0000-0001-7116-502X
author_facet Aguilar Pérez, Marta|||0000-0001-7116-502X
Arnó Macià, Elisabet|||0000-0002-3431-6439
author_role author
author2 Arnó Macià, Elisabet|||0000-0002-3431-6439
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Intercultural communicative competence
English for specific purposes
English-medium instruction
Internationalization
Teaching ICC
Interculturality
EMI
ESP
Internationalisation
Higher education
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge
topic Intercultural communicative competence
English for specific purposes
English-medium instruction
Internationalization
Teaching ICC
Interculturality
EMI
ESP
Internationalisation
Higher education
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge
description University internationalisation is often linked to mobility and the development of intercultural perspectives. The promotion of English has led universities to widely embrace EMI (English-Medium Instruction). In Spain, where universities have only recently engaged in internationalisation, newly implemented EMI courses co-exist with traditional ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses. Considering the common aim of EMI and ESP to help students communicate internationally, a question arises as to how interculturality is actually addressed in such learning contexts. Through an examination of recent research (2015–2021), the chapter explores how interculturality is addressed, explicitly or implicitly, by stakeholders in EMI and ESP in Spanish universities. Through the studies analysed, we identify the roles of EMI and ESP courses and lecturers in promoting university students’ intercultural competence, and especially how the two types of instruction can integrate intercultural competence in a complementary way. This chapter provides a kaleidoscopic view of the role of interculturality in these areas, identifying good practices and missed opportunities to inform practice in Spain and beyond.
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