INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGLISH MEDIUM INSTRUCTION AT VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES EXPLORING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF BUSINESS STUDENTS Author Le Thi Thuy Nhung Banking University of Ho Chi[.]
Trang 1INSIGHTS INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGLISH MEDIUM
INSTRUCTION AT VIETNAMESE UNIVERSITIES: EXPLORING THE
LEARNING EXPERIENCES OF BUSINESS STUDENTS
Author: Le Thi Thuy Nhung
Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City; nhungltt@buh.edu.vn
Abstracts:
This study critically examines the effectiveness of English-medium instruction (EMI) at Vietnamese universities through students’ perspectives Data is collected via 10 focus group interviews with undergraduate students enrolling in Business courses at four universities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam The findings show that most of the students favor EMI However, they face difficulties in dealing with demands of their programs Students take the challenges for granted, having a strong belief in the social and economic returns of EMI Still, the extent to which students obtain prestigious, well-paid jobs as a result of their EMI experiences has yet to
be demonstrated The move to EMI programs at universities in Vietnamand in Asian countries is gathering momentum The imperative now is to make them as effective as possible
Key words: English Medium Instruction for non-language subjects; Students; Perceptions; Challenges; Globalization; Internationalization; Vietnam