Over the past decades, Higher Education has witnessed significant changes, notably in the language of instruction. The increasing prevalence of English as a Lingua Franca (Galloway & Rose 2015) has led university faculty members worldwide to deliver disciplinary content in English. Unlike CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), EMI has emerged as the preferred model in Higher Education, focusing predominantly on content delivery in a foreign language (Wannagat 2008). 

Given the language’s prevalence in business and innovation, enhancing English proficiency and acquiring subject-specific knowledge is becoming increasingly essential for university faculty and prospective entrepreneurs. Furthermore, EMI not only boosts teachers’ careers but also fosters entrepreneurial education, equipping students with the necessary language skills to communicate effectively in global business contexts. However, the recent policy of the Algerian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research to adopt English as a medium of instruction has generated apprehension and concerns among subject matter instructors.

  The conference aims to enhance knowledge and awareness about the significance of Integrating Content and Language (ICL) within the context of blended teaching in Algerian higher education, particularly in light of the gradual implementation of the ministerial directive and the uncertainty of subject matter instructors to modify their teaching approaches. It will serve as a platform for addressing educators’ concerns, pedagogical obstacles, and the feasibility of ICLHE, a concept introduced in 2003 that denotes “the conscious design of programs that integrate both content and language goals” (Wilkinson 2004, p.10). The aim of the conference is two-fold: (i) it examines the pedagogical challenges and strategies used by SMIs by investigating their current experiences and the actual outcomes of their classroom teaching practices and (ii) to explore the interconnection of ICLHE and the development of an entrepreneurial mindset among students.