1st Edition

English-Medium Instruction in Vietnamese Higher Education Insights on Student-Centred Pedagogy

By Hoa K. Tang, John Trent Copyright 2027
162 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

162 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

English-Medium Instruction in Vietnamese Higher Education offers a theoretical and pedagogical foundation for understanding how English-medium instruction (EMI) is perceived and practised in Vietnam’s university classrooms across academic disciplines.  Drawing on Bakhtin’s (1981) distinction between the literary genres of epic versus novel and Biglan’s (1973) differentiation between... Read more

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Trends in higher education worldwide: EMI and student-centred pedagogy Chapter 3: EMI and student-centred pedagogy in Vietnamese higher education Chapter 4: A synergy of frameworks Chapter 5: Paradigm or the lack thereof: Epic versus novel EMI courses Chapter 6: Monoglossic versus heteroglossic pedagogical practices Chapter 7: Way forwards: Implications and recommendations Chapter 8: Conclusion

Biography

Hoa K. Tang is a Lecturer at the University of Finance-Marketing, Vietnam.

John Trent is a Visiting Professor in the Department of Education and English at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China.