The Pros and cons of English-medium instruction in higher education in an EFL context

2019-02-01
Çağatay, Sibel
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English-medium instruction (EMI), EFL, EAP, Advantages, Disadvantages
http://jflet.com/jflet/index.php/jflet/article/view/144/242
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/87635
Journal of Foreign Language Education and Technology (JFLET)
Department of Basic English, Article

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S. Çağatay, “The Pros and cons of English-medium instruction in higher education in an EFL context,” Journal of Foreign Language Education and Technology (JFLET), pp. 28–63, 2019, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: http://jflet.com/jflet/index.php/jflet/article/view/144/242.
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