Multilingual Matters English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education: Policy, Challenges and Outcomes (Multilingual Matters): 168

Product Description English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education provides a touchstone for higher education practitioners, researchers and policy makers. It enables readers to more clearly understand why policies concerning English-medium instruction (EMI) are in place in Japan, how EMI is being implemented, what challenges are being addressed and what the impacts of EMI may be. The volume situates EMI within Japan’s current policy context and examines the experiences of its stakeholders. The chapters are written by scholars and practitioners who have direct involvement with EMI in Japanese higher education. They look at EMI from perspectives that include policy planning, program design, marketing and classroom practice. Review This edited volume provides the reader with deep insights into a whole range of issues connected with the EMI phenomenon in Japanese higher education. Whether the reader is involved in Japanese education or not, the book acts as an excellent model of how to compose a case study of one particular country, how language policies are arrived at, how EMI is conceptualised and how to evaluate the reactions of the various stakeholders. --Ernesto Macaro, University of Oxford, UK About the Author Annette Bradford is Associate Professor in the School of Business Administration, Meiji University, Japan. Her research focuses on education policy, specifically the internationalisation of higher education, student mobility and English-medium instruction. Howard Brown is Associate Professor in the Faculty of International Studies and Regional Development, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. His research interests centre on best practices for curriculum planning and program design in English-medium instruction, and the relationship between English-medium instruction and English for Academic Purposes. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education Policy, Challenges and Outcomes By Annette Bradford, Howard Brown Multilingual Matters Copyright © 2018 Annette Bradford, Howard Brown All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-78309-894-1 Contents Contributors, ix, Abbreviations, xv, Introduction: English-Medium Instruction in Japanese Higher Education Annette Bradford and Howard Brown, xvii, Section 1: English-Medium Instruction in Context, 1 ROAD-MAPPING English-Medium Instruction in Japan Annette Bradford and Howard Brown, 3, 2 Government Policy Driving English-Medium Instruction at Japanese Universities: Responding to a Competitiveness Crisis in a Globalizing World Hiroko Hashimoto, 14, 3 Recent Government Policy and its Impact on English-Medium Instruction: Why this Time may be Different Bern Mulvey, 32, Section 2: The Implementation of English-Medium Instruction in Japan, 4 Development of English-Medium Instruction as a Key for Internationalizing Curricula in Japan Hiroyuki Takagi, 51, 5 A Pebble that Creates Great Waves? Global 30 Classes and Internationalization of the Student Body Beverley Anne Yamamoto and Yukiko Ishikura, 71, Section 3: Challenges and Solutions for English-Medium Instruction in Japan, 6 Administrative Impediments: How Bureaucratic Practices Obstruct the Implementation of English-Taught Programs in Japan Gregory Poole, 91, 7 How Accessible are English-Taught Programs? Exploring International Admissions Procedures Hiroshi Ota and Kiyomi Horiuchi, 108, 8 A Marketing Perspective on English-Medium Instruction at Universities in Japan Sarah Louisa Birchley, 130, Section 4: The Student and Faculty Experience, 9 Accepting Neighboring Englishes: Investigating the Attitudes and Preconceptions of English-Medium Instruction Students at an International University in Japan Christopher G. Haswell, 149, 10 Center Stage but Invisible: International Students in an English-Taught Program Juanita Heigham, 161, 11 Gender in English-Medium Instruction Programs: Differences in International Awareness?