This book contributes to the existing body of knowledge on English Medium Instruction's (EMI) role in equity and social justice and adds to the ongoing conversation by providing the Asian perspective to it. It showcases scholarly works by scholars and researchers in the field and presents their diverse voices on EMI and social justice in a single volume. This book focuses on different aspects of the issue on EMI, equity, and social justice in different Asian contexts while providing a holistic picture of social justice in English language teaching in the region. It focuses on the current context-specific EMI practices situating them in their historical pretext, employs prevalent theoretical as well as methodological models and approaches to study such practices, considers curricular and pedagogical considerations adapted to address the multitude of needs of EMI, and examines controversies surrounding the conceptualization, plan/policy, and implementation strategies of EMI.
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This book contributes to the existing body of knowledge on English Medium Instruction's (EMI) role in equity and social justice and adds to the ongoing conversation by providing the Asian perspective to it.
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Equitable EMI in Asia Perspectives on Possibilities.- English Medium Instruction the Internationalization of Higher Education (IHE) and Graduate Employability A Nuanced Conversation about Social Justice.- An Antipodean Case of South AND Southeast Asian Students Reflections on the Realities of Real English in an EMI Course.- EMI and Social Justice.- Language, schooling and inequalities for ethnic minority children An ethnography of medium of instruction policy in Nepal’s public schools.- Schools as sites for the reproduction of social inequalities Neoliberalism, dual medium instruction and social (in)justice.- Student attitudes and difficulties with EMI courses in the four elite South Korean universities.- Measuring the ‘Unmeasured’ EMI Programs in Thai Public Schools.
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This book contributes to the existing body of knowledge on English Medium Instruction's (EMI) role in equity and social justice and adds to the ongoing conversation by providing the Asian perspective to it. It showcases scholarly works by scholars and researchers in the field and presents their diverse voices on EMI and social justice in a single volume. This book focuses on different aspects of the issue on EMI, equity, and social justice in different Asian contexts while providing a holistic picture of social justice in English language teaching in the region. It focuses on the current context-specific EMI practices situating them in their historical pretext, employs prevalent theoretical as well as methodological models and approaches to study such practices, considers curricular and pedagogical considerations adapted to address the multitude of needs of EMI, and examines controversies surrounding the conceptualization, plan/policy, and implementation strategies of EMI.
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Includes a critical analysis of evolutionary trajectories of EMI in various Asian countries Examines controversies surrounding EMI’s role in equity and social justice in Asia Provides insights into EMI curricula and specific student needs from multicultural and/or multidisciplinary backgrounds
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9789819783205
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2025-01-03
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Springer Nature
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235 mm
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155 mm
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Research, P, 06
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Engelsk
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Ram Ashish Giri, academic at Monash College/Monash University, English Language Centre, Melbourne, teaches and researches issues related to ELICOS courses, TESOL, language testing, and language (education) policy. Prior to joining Monash University (Monash College), he worked for Tribhuvan University, Nepal, as a lecturer and then as an associate professor for about 15 years. He pioneered the establishment of Nepal English Language Teachers’ Association (NELTA) in 1991. NELTA, today, is one of the largest associations for the English teachers of all levels. He has published articles, book chapters, and edited books. Currently, he is an editor-in-chief of Journal of NELTA, co-editor of TESL-EJ, and a member of Editorial Board of ASIA TEFL.

Amol Padwad was formerly a professor of SOL, and director, Centre for English Language Education at Ambedkar University Delhi. He was the secretary, AINET Association of English Teachers (AINET), and a former National President of English Language Teachers’ Association of India (ELTAI). Currently, he is a trustee of A. S. Hornby Educational Trust, UK. In a career spanning nearly 40 years, he has been a teacher, teacher trainer, researcher, and ELT consultant for various government bodies and NGOs. He pioneered ‘English Teachers Clubs,’ teachers’ self-help groups promoting self-initiated professional development, in some rural towns of India. Areas of his professional interest include teacher development and communities, history of ELE, decentring in ELT, and teacher research.

Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir is an associate professor of TESOL at the Institute of Modern Languages, University of Dhaka (IML, DU). He received his Ph.D. in English Language Education from The English and Foreign Languages University (Hyderabad, India), M.A. from IML, DU, and B.A. (Hons) in English from Khulna University. He co-edited ‘On Language in Leapyear’ (2020, IML, DU), ‘The Routledge Handbook of English Language Education in Bangladesh’ (2021), ‘English as a Medium of Instruction in South Asia: Issues in Equity and Social Justice’ (2024, Routledge), and ‘Language in Society in Bangladesh and Beyond: Voices of the Unheard in the Global South’ (2024, Routledge). As the executive/managing editor, he founded BELTA Journal (2017) and TESOL Bangladesh Journal (2024). He translates and edits textbooks and writes teachers’ guides for the National Curriculum and Textbook Board, Bangladesh.