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Parameters of English Language Development Provision in EMI

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Published accounts of formal EAP provision show a range of ways in which this can contribute to English language development in EMI journeys, while tracking studies have explored the effectiveness of this contribution. Building on published work which emphasizes the importance of embedding instructed EAP into the subject course, discipline and university context, this chapter argues in favour of context-sensitive measures of quality in EAP provision, which give the student an active part in designing this provision rather than merely a recipient role, and reflect the principle that language proficiency development is ‘everyone’s business’. It acknowledges the ‘cultural scripts’ that participants in EMI bring with them with regard to quality assurance and enhancement, and seeks to capitalise on the complementarities of resources which facilitate development.

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Blaj-Ward, L. (2017). Parameters of English Language Development Provision in EMI. In: Language Learning and Use in English-Medium Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63239-1_6

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