Emi Classroom Communication - A Corpus-Based Approach

Examining English Medium Instruction (EMI) through a corpus-based approach, this volume offers a critical inquiry into the use of different linguistic and pedagogical strategies in the EMI classroom. It explores aspects of content lecturers' language use, pedagogy, and intercultural communicative competence.

List of contents

Introduction: Corpora in EMI research. 1. CEFR profiles for oral English certification of lecturers in higher education. 2. (Dis)fluency and pronunciation accuracy in EMI lectures. 3. Mediation strategies in EMI: Facilitating access to knowledge through language. 4. "Nothing beats the real thing": The use of examples in EMI lectures. 5. Episodes of code-switching in EMI across European contexts. 6. Real examples of ICC practices in the EMI classroom. 7. EMI vs L1MI: Lecturers' perceptions and practices.

About the author

Slobodanka Dimova is a Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. She has a PhD from Purdue University, United States.
Joyce Kling is a Senior Lecturer at Lund University, Sweden. She has a PhD from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Branka Drljäa Margi¿ is a Professor at the University of Rijeka, Croatia. She has a PhD from the University of Zagreb, Croatia.

Product details

• Authors: Slobodanka (University of Copenhagen Dimova
• Assisted by: Slobodanka Dimova (Editor), Kling Joyce (Editor), Branka ljača Margić (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032393155
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3239315-5
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Focus on English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication Studies, EDUCATION / Professional Development, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / English as a Second Language, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching skills & techniques, Language teaching theory and methods, Bilingualism & multilingualism, Bilingualism and multilingualism, ELT: English for specific purposes, ELT: Exams and tests of English for specific purposes, Language learning for specific purposes, Applied linguistics for ELT