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Description
Over the last decades, English as a medium of instruction (EMI) has been embraced as a means of fostering the internationalization of higher education by enhancing employment prospects, facilitating student mobility (Ammon & McConnell, 2002). This study explores students' perspectives on the EMI program implementation at a law university in Vietnam. A mixed-methods approach was employed, involving survey responses from 223 participants and focus-group discussions with 16 students. The results indicated that students addressed EMI's benefits in terms of law content knowledge and English proficiency enhancement, critical thinking and problem-solving skills development, as well as better career and academic opportunity. Notwithstanding, obstacles related to discipline-specific content, legal English terminology, in-class participation discussions and learning materials were observed. These findings are expected to provide valuable insights for educators and policymakers to refine teaching strategies and improve learning outcomes.
Biography
Nhac Thanh Huong graduated from English Department and got Master degree on English Language Teaching at University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam National University. Having worked as a lecturer of English for more than 15 years, she is passionate about teaching and researching. She also holds LLB degree to supplement her major - legal English- at Hanoi Law University.
