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Immunologically speaking: Oral examinations, ELF and EMI
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In: Lingue e Linguaggi; Volume 24 (2017) - Special Issue; 185-201 (2018)
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Immunologically speaking: Oral examinations, ELF and EMI ...
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Abstract:
"English-medium instruction" (EMI) is the name given to the use of the English language in universities to teach academic subjects in countries where the majority of the population does not have English as a first language (Dearden 2014). What this definition fails to mention is that interaction during EMI courses is almost entirely through the medium of English as a lingua franca (ELF). This article focuses on the challenges facing lecturers and examiners working on English-taught programmes (ETPs) in ELF and the role of language experts in supporting them. As a basis for discussion, the article uses data from a set of immunology oral examinations carried out during an undergraduate degree programme in Medicine being taught through EMI. Qualitative analysis of the data shows that this particular oral examination involves students and examiners co-constructing highly specific, chronological narratives of immunological sequences. It is argued that, far from being an exclusively linguistic matter, this kind of ...
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URL: http://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/linguelinguaggi/article/view/18573/15972 https://dx.doi.org/10.1285/i22390359v24p185
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Knowing when to ‘no’ : aspects of alignment in professional relationships
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Describing and analysing institutional varieties of interaction
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Ricerca e didattica nei Centri Linguistici di Ateneo : atti delle giornate di studi sull'insegnamento delle lingue ; Cagliari, 1 ottobre 2003 e 12 dicembre 2003
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