Lost in the EMI Trend: Language-Related Issues Emerging From EMI Practice

The prominent increase in English medium instruction (EMI) higher education has triggered the need for investigating EMI practice various contexts. Studies focusing on linguistic attitudes of practitioners and learners are beginning to emerge but there few studies exploring language-related issues practice. In response this, this study investigates how conceptualized, approached navigated. Data drawn from document analysis, classroom observations semi-structured interviews. finds that courses were established without much presence diversity an overt policy. Seemingly, is treated as invaluable commodity pursuit internationalization. This puts consistence quality into question. It also have made polarized language decisions despite overall “English-only” preference. lead two modes silence, namely “the English-only silence” silence English.” addition, nativized Englishes found play a key role constructing discourses, deeply-rooted belief Standard ideology. conflict between perception reinforces complexity practitioners’ professional identity. Furthermore, it EMI, important way pursue internationalization celebrates heterogeneity, potential circulate homogeneity. findings significance universities (re)consider (re)conceptualize practice, basis design appropriate curricula.