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A medium of instruction (plural: media of instruction, or mediums of instruction) is a language used in teaching. It may or may not be the official language of the country or territory. If the first language of students is different from the official language, it may be used as the medium of instruction for part or all of schooling.
The medium of instruction is the language used by the teacher to teach. Teaching the language, or educational content, through the target language increases the amount of exposure the learner gets to it, and the opportunities they have to communicate in it, and therefore to develop their control of it. Example.
Many countries still prioritize national or official languages (second language) as the medium of instruction, which are often not the languages children speak at home (Kosonen, 2017). The importance of language of instruction for a quality and equitable education is recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals.
English Medium Instruction (EMI) refers to the use of the English language to teach academic subjects (other than English itself) in countries where the first language of the majority of the population is not English.
Language (or medium) of instruction. Definition. Language (s) used to convey a specified curriculum in a formal or nonformal educational setting. Source : UNESCO. 2006. Education for all: literacy for life; EFA global monitoring report, 2006. Paris: UNESCO. Example of use.
Dec 29, 2019 · English as a medium of instruction, or EMI, refers to the teaching and learning of content or academic subjects in the English language in situations where English is not the majority language.
Oct 28, 2022 · While several studies have investigated English-medium instruction (EMI) or content and language integrated learning (CLIL) in Swedish upper secondary and tertiary education, few have...
