Insider Reflections on the British Council Report: The EMI Perspective

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2017-04-15

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Dewan, Aylin Selin
Kızılcık, Hale Hatice
Çopur, Deniz

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This study focuses on the key findings and recommendations in the British Council report by exploring insider opinions. Nine administrators from English Language Schools and/or Foreign Language Education departments at English medium universities were interviewed. The study highlights contextual factors that need consideration to guide policy-making in English language teaching.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/76306

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Boğaziçi University School of Foreign Languages 1st ELT Conference, 2017

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Department of Foreign Language Education, Conference / Seminar

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A. S. Dewan, H. H. Kızılcık, and D. Çopur, “Insider Reflections on the British Council Report: The EMI Perspective,” presented at the Boğaziçi University School of Foreign Languages 1st ELT Conference, 2017, İstanbul, Türkiye, 2017, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/76306.