Investigating student and alumni perspectives on language learning and career prospects through English medium instruction

This study examines the phenomenon of English-medium instruction (EMI) in higher education through lens neoliberalism and linguistic entrepreneurship. Although commonly reported benefits EMI include improved English proficiency better job opportunities, there is a lack research critically examining relationship between these presumed benefits. Through entrepreneurship, this compares engineering students’ perceptions professional before, during, after Turkey. Employing mixed-methods design, data were collected from prospective, current, former students via questionnaires, interviews, focus groups. The findings revealed significant differences groups regarding learning outcomes. paper demonstrates how are shaped by ideals entrepreneurship suggests that may be more nuanced than assumed, with implications for pedagogy policy education.