1st Edition

English-Medium Instruction Pedagogy in Disciplinary Classrooms Voices from the Ground

Edited By Xuyan Qiu, Rui Yuan Copyright 2025
154 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

154 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book addresses the challenges often encountered by English-medium instruction (EMI) teachers when teaching content subject knowledge in English, by exploring effective EMI teaching methods tailored to diverse classroom needs. The eight chapters delve into EMI pedagogies across various disciplines, such as computing, design, history, applied linguistics, in different regions including... Read more

1. Foreword, Pramod K. Sah 2. Exploring university EMI lecturers’ perspectives and practices in teaching computing, Tom Morton 3. Exploring the teaching challenges and pedagogical strategies of teachers in English-medium instruction in online modalities A case study of STEM teachers in Hong Kong universities, Jack Pun, Benjamin Luke Moorhouse and Aoran Tan 4. Best practices for incorporating pedagogy and technology into English-medium instruction in Hong Kong, Lucas Kohnke, Chun Chuen Billy Chan and Dennis Foung 5. Integrating intercultural humor in content teaching in EMI classrooms: A tale in a Macao classroom, Shuwen Liu 6. Instructors’ strategic use of L1 through a translanguaging perspective in a Chinese EMI university Opportunities and challenges, Zhang Yi and Wei Rining 7. Principles for teaching content and EIL in higher education EMI: Experiential insights from Japan, Nobuyuki Hino 8. English medium instruction pedagogy in disciplinary classrooms: Ways forward, Xuyan Qiu and Rui Yuan

Biography

Xuyan Qiu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Communication of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research interests include second language teaching and learning, English-medium instruction, and English for academic purposes.

Rui Yuan is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, University of Macau. His research interests include teacher education, critical thinking, and English Medium Instruction (EMI) in higher education. He has published extensively, with his work appearing in international journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Teaching and Teacher Education, and Studies in Higher Education. Dr. Yuan currently serves as an Associate Editor for TESOL Journal and is on the editorial board of Linguistics and Education.