Abstract
Higher education through the medium of English opens up opportunities for identity transformation that are closely inter-related with learning and using increasingly more complex varieties of English that have personal relevance and that align with or depart from generally accepted norms. This chapter reflects back on the contribution this volume is making to the discussion of Englishes in EMI and maps out paths for further enquiry as well as components of honest pedagogies to support personal, academic and future professional growth. Through vignettes, it illustrates trajectories that complicate decision-makers’ search for neat solutions and offers one possible example of intervening, in a pedagogically honest way, to scaffold lively, developmental discussion within the space of a learning and teaching event.
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Blaj-Ward, L. (2017). Conclusion. In: Language Learning and Use in English-Medium Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63239-1_7
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