TY - CHAP
T1 - English as a medium of instruction in Indonesian higher education
T2 - A study of lecturers’ perceptions
AU - Dewi, Anita
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In light of the Indonesian Higher Education Ministry’s recent plan to make English interaction amongst university students compulsory, this chapter addresses perceptions of English medium instruction (EMI) in Indonesian Higher Education, focusing on lecturers of English and other subjects. Employing a mixed-methods approach with emphasis on qualitative data, the study involves participants who are based at public and private universities of both secular and religious orientation. Three themes form the basis of this study: perceptions of EMI, English in relation to national identity, and English in relation to the West. Data collection was conducted through questionnaires and individual interviews. The results reveal that perceptions of EMI at the tertiary level in Indonesia are complex, involving not only linguistic matters, but also larger issues such as national identity and sentiment towards English as an instructional language originating in the West.
AB - In light of the Indonesian Higher Education Ministry’s recent plan to make English interaction amongst university students compulsory, this chapter addresses perceptions of English medium instruction (EMI) in Indonesian Higher Education, focusing on lecturers of English and other subjects. Employing a mixed-methods approach with emphasis on qualitative data, the study involves participants who are based at public and private universities of both secular and religious orientation. Three themes form the basis of this study: perceptions of EMI, English in relation to national identity, and English in relation to the West. Data collection was conducted through questionnaires and individual interviews. The results reveal that perceptions of EMI at the tertiary level in Indonesia are complex, involving not only linguistic matters, but also larger issues such as national identity and sentiment towards English as an instructional language originating in the West.
UR - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-51976-0
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-51976-0_13
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-51976-0_13
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 9783319519746
T3 - Multilingual Education
SP - 241
EP - 258
BT - English medium instruction in higher education in Asia-Pacific
A2 - Fenton-Smith, Ben
A2 - Humphreys, Pamela
A2 - Walkinshaw, Ian
PB - Springer
CY - Cham, Switzerland
ER -