Higher Education Medium of Instruction and Career Prospects: An Exploration of Current and Graduated Chinese Students' Perceptions

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Hongdu; Curle, Samantha
Titel	Higher Education Medium of Instruction and Career Prospects: An Exploration of Current and Graduated Chinese Students' Perceptions
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Work, 34 (2021) 3, S.331-343 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Huang, Hongdu) ORCID (Curle, Samantha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1363-9080
DOI	10.1080/13639080.2021.1922617
Schlagwörter	Language of Instruction; Language Proficiency; Employment Potential; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; English (Second Language); Teaching Methods; Student Attitudes; Finance Occupations; Professional Education; Alumni; College Students; Correlation; Career Choice; Employment Opportunities; Course Content; Foreign Countries; Bilingual Education; Chinese; China (Beijing) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Schülerverhalten; Finanzbuchhalter; Berufsausbildung; Collegestudent; Korrelation; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Kursprogramm; Ausland; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; China; Chinesen
Abstract	This article reports a mixed-methods study that explored university students' perceptions of whether and how English Medium Instruction (EMI) improves career prospects. Questionnaire (n = 100) and interview data (n = 20) were collected from current and graduated (alumni) students from an EMI Finance programme at a Chinese university in Beijing. Participants reflected on their EMI experience and/or career experience to determine whether or not their employability had increased. Findings showed that both cohorts of students were positive that EMI will/had increased their career prospects. They believed that EMI could/had expanded their career choices as well as provided more job opportunities by improving their English proficiency. Overall students agreed that using EMI meant less content was taught, however, denied that this would negatively affect their career prospects. Practical implications for pedagogy are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01