Category: Japan
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Award winning EMI pedagogy in Japan
In this post, we highlight the award-winning achievement of Oxford EMI course participant Professor Takashi Nozu of Waseda University, Japan. In the world of English Medium Instruction (EMI), we naturally focus on how to transition from teaching in a first language (L1) to teaching in English. However, one of the markers of a successful pedagogical…
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EMI teacher development in Japan: Oxford EMI at Waseda University
In this post, we take a look at some of the highlights from our EMI training course at Waseda University, Tokyo earlier this summer. The Oxford EMI team were honoured to be invited back for a third year in a row to deliver a face-to-face training courseat Waseda university in September. This brought together up-to-date research on EMI…
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EMI in Japan: In conversation with Dr Ikuya Aizawa
In this post, we sit down with Oxford EMI consultant Dr. Ikuya Aizawa, an expert in English Medium Instruction (EMI) who has conducted research into the challenges, successes, and future of EMI in Japan. The EMI Landscape in Japan Interviewer: Dr. Aizawa, thank you for joining us. To start, can you define EMI and explain its rapid growth…