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Five reasons to adopt English Medium Instruction into your school today Sacha Mlynek introduces a suite of programmes to help the transition English Medium Instruction (EMI) in secondary and primary schools is growing in popularity across the world. There are many reasons for this, including: • a desire to prepare students for EMI university courses • the high value put on English as a global language of business and popular culture • the personal enrichment gained by speaking more than one language EMI programmes are a type of education programme which aim to develop English proficiency by using English to teach the content and skills of mainstream curriculum subjects. Example subjects might include the Sciences or Geography. Winter
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These programmes take many forms, with instruction in English varying by amount of time across the curriculum or by subject area. Students on EMI programmes can be thought of as ‘multilingual learners’. This term recognizes their knowledge of other languages, including their first language (L1), as well as their developing knowledge of English. It is often assumed that in order to learn English students should use only English. However, this is unlikely to be the most effective approach. Different types of research show that the first language (L1) spoken by multilingual learners is in fact an important tool in the successful learning of English. Here are five reasons why you should start using English Medium Instruction in your classrooms.
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