English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI)

English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI): Selected Studies Across Contexts

Here are selected works I have carried out on English as a Medium of Instruction across several colleges and projects, presented in chronological order.

1. Alhamami, M. (2015). Teaching science subjects in Arabic: Arab university scientists’ perspectives. Language Learning in Higher Education, 5(1), 105-123. https://doi.org/10.1515/cercles-2015-0006

2. Alhamami, M. (2019). Language of instruction policy in science programs: Science university students’ voices. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia (Indonesian Journal of Science Education), 8(1), 112-120. https://doi.org/10.15294/jpii.v8i1.17086

3. Alhamami, M. (2021). English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in computing undergraduate programs. Education and Information Technologies, 26(5), 6549-6562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10637-6

4. Alhamami, M., & Almelhi, A. (2021). The dilemma of English as a medium of instruction policy in science college programs. Studies in English Language and Education, 8(3), 1045-1060. http://dx.doi.org/10.24815/siele.v8i3.21218

5. Alhamami, M., & Almelhi, A. (2021). English or Arabic in healthcare education: Perspectives of healthcare alumni, students, and instructors. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 14, 2537-2547. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S330579

6. Al-Kahtany, A., & Alhamami, M. (2022). Linguistic hegemony and English in higher education. Sustainable Multilingualism, 20(1), 18-45. https://doi.org/10.2478/sm-2022-0002

7. Alhamami, M. (2022). English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) in undergraduate engineering programs. IEEE Transactions on Education, 65(1), 93-100. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2021.3094210

8. Alhamami, M. (2023). English as a Medium of Education (EME): Gender, attitudes, and cumulative GPA. King Saud University Journal of Research in Language and Translation, 3(2), 69-90. Retrieved from https://jrlt.ksu.edu.sa/sites/jrlt.ksu.edu.sa/files/users/user975/JRLT%20Vol%203-2%20(pp.%2069-90%20English%20as%20a%20Medium%20of%20Education).pdf

9. Alhamami, M. (2023). Instructional communication and medium of instruction: Content instructors’ perspectives. SAGE Open. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231172713

10. Alhamami, M. (2023). Inequity, inequality, and language rights in English as a medium of instruction programs. Evaluation and Program Planning, 99, 102297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102297

11. Alhamami, M. (2024). A systematic review of English as a medium of instruction policy in the Arab world. Education as Change, 28. https://unisapressjournals.co.za/index.php/EAC/article/view/15506

12. Alhamami, M. (2024). One decade of “English as a medium of instruction” (EMI) in healthcare education. Frontiers in Medicine, 11, 1296563. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2024.1296563

13. Raffaa, S. S. M., Alhamami, M., & Ali, N. L. B. H. (2024). Perspectives of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Policy From Computer Instructors in Saudi Arabia. IEEE Transactions on Education. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2024.3369328

14. Alhamami, M. (2025). Burnout in healthcare education programs and English as a Medium of Instruction: The dark side of the language of instruction. Frontiers in Medicine, 12, 1619177. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1619177

15. Alhamami, M., & Alrabai, A. (2026). Development and validation of a burnout scale for undergraduate students in English as a medium of instruction programs. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-06525-4