Assoc Prof Rita Silver Speaks on English-Medium Instruction
Assoc Prof Rita Silver, Assoc Dean (Research Design & Integrity) in the Office of Education Research and Assoc Prof in the English Language and Literature Academic Group, presented on “Undertaking Research in English-Medium Instruction (EMI)” at the Fudan University Emerging Scholars Symposium.
EMI is a global system where English is used as the primary medium of instruction, even though English may not be the first language of many—or even all—of the participants. Assoc Prof Silver spoke on undertaking research on EMI in various regional, educational, and social contexts and current topics of interest and possible future directions in the field of EMI research.
The symposium was held on 26 August 2020, with the theme of “Problematising English-Medium Education in Emerging Contexts”. It was attended (via live stream) by more than 1200 scholars.