English-medium instruction (EMI) is a major pedagogical trend, reflecting and shaping the status of English as a global language. To offer new insights into the linguistic experience of students in EMI in higher education, our study will create and analyse a large database of reading and writing from over 1,000 students at seven universities in China, Thailand, Italy and the UK. A large-scale quantitative analysis will then be conducted to describe patterns in EMI language use across different academic disciplines, providing an empirical basis for research-informed educational policies that seek to address students’ linguistic needs in this educational context.
The project was funded by the British Council as part of the Future of English research scheme.
