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Creating an EMI Program in International Finance and Business Management

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The emphasis of internationalization in Taiwan’s higher education reflected in an increase of the number of EMI programs. It is believed that well-designed EMI programs can attract more international students and thus help universities create international contexts on campus. Moreover, domestic students are believed to enhance their overall English proficiencies, and promote their international mobility, when studying together with international students. This chapter presents a case of an EMI program in the field of international finance and business management in a private tertiary educational institution in southern Taiwan. The background, the motivation for, and the structure of this EMI program are presented and elaborated. The students’ and faculty members’ attitudes, experience, and perceptions toward the program were surveyed using an open-ended questionnaire. The results are reported, and the implications for EMI program implementation at the tertiary level are discussed.

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  1. 1.

    ACUCA currently consists of sixty institutions: three in Hong Kong, two in India, thirteen in Indonesia, twelve in Japan, seven in Korea, ten in the Philippines, nine in Taiwan and four in Thailand (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_of_Christian_Universities_and_Colleges_in_Asia). Detailed information is offered in the official website of ACUCA is http://www.acuca.net/.

  2. 2.

    A list of partner intuitions is offered in the official website of Office of International Affairs: http://www.cjcu.edu.tw/~intl/web/partner.php.

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  1. Department of International Business, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Min-Yu Li

  2. Department of Banking and Finance, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan

    Tsung-Che Wu

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  1. Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Wenli Tsou

  2. Department of Foreign Languages and Literature, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

    Shin-Mei Kao

Appendix

Appendix

The nine open-ended questions in student and faculty questionnaires are listed below.

  1. 1.

    What is the greatest benefit of an EMI degree program in your opinion?

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    Which aspects of work in the program are you satisfied the most and why?

  3. 3.

    What are the major difficulties for you during the EMI classes?

  4. 4.

    What are the major difficulties for you when you prepare for the course and the exam in the EMI program?

  5. 5.

    What are the major difficulties for you during the exams?

  6. 6.

    What are the major difficulties for you when you need to produce English materials or write English reports?

  7. 7.

    Which of the following English skills do you need the most? (Tick one.)

    English group discussion, English oral presentation, English listening, English writing, or English reading

  8. 8.

    What kind of assistance do you need to solve your problems during the work in the program?

  9. 9.

    What recommendations do you have for the future development of the EMI program?

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Li, MY., Wu, TC. (2017). Creating an EMI Program in International Finance and Business Management. In: Tsou, W., Kao, SM. (eds) English as a Medium of Instruction in Higher Education. English Language Education, vol 8. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4645-2_2

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