English-Medium Instruction in a State University and Students’ English Self-Efficacy Beliefs

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2019

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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Özet

This study explores university students’ perspectives on English Medium Instruction (EMI) practice and investigates their self-efficacy beliefs for English. The study also examines how English learning is facilitated through EMI. The participants were undergraduate students of a university where EMI is increasingly dominant. The university is located in the south of Turkey. The participants were consisted of 634 students from varying class years including prep year, first, second, third and fourth year. The study was carried out in a single phase. Data were collected through a university-wide survey in which the questions were designed to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. The qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis and the quantitative data were analysed using parametric statistical methods. The characteristics of the participants were described using frequencies. The overall mean for self-efficacy for English was 3.37. Results indicated high self-efficacy levels of those in higher years in EMI education and general positive attitudes of students regarding EMI. These findings were further supported by the data obtained from the open-ended questions. However, by revealing some problems regarding the EMI practices, the results also raised some questions with regard to EMI at undergraduate level. Students’ self-efficacy beliefs and views about EMI explored in this study are believed to shed light on the learning experiences in departmental courses as well as in Preparatory Year Programmes, which might help university managers develop or reformulate their institution’s language policy.

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Eğitim, Eğitim Araştırmaları

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Cumhuriyet Uluslararası Eğitim Dergisi

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8

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3

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