English Medium Instruction

Ernesto Macaro brings together a wealth of research on

the rapidly expanding phenomenon of English Medium

Instruction. Against a backdrop of theory, policy documents,

and examples of practice, he weaves together research in both

secondary and tertiary education, with a particular focus on the

key stakeholders involved in EMI: the teachers and the students.

Whilst acknowledging that the momentum of EMI is unlikely

to be diminished, and identifying its potential benefits, the

author raises questions about the ways it has been introduced

and developed, and explores how we can arrive at a true

cost–benefit analysis of its future impact.

“This state-of-the-art monograph presents a wide-ranging,

multi-perspectival yet coherent overview of research, policy,

and practice of English Medium Instruction around the

globe. It gives a thorough, in-depth, and thought-provoking

treatment of an educational phenomenon that is spreading

on an unprecedented scale.”

Guangwei Hu, National Institute of Education, Singapore

Additional online resources are available at

www.oup.com/elt/teacher/emi

Ernesto Macaro is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the

University of Oxford and is the founding Director of the Centre

for Research and Development on English Medium Instruction

at the university.

Oxford Applied Linguistics Series Advisers:

Anne Burns and Diane Larsen-Freeman