Oxford EMI Symposium

On the 6th of December 2023, we presented our FoE project at the bi-annual English as a Medium (EMI) symposium in Oxford. In relation to the conference theme, Professor Fumiyo Nakatsuhara (the PI of the project) shared some our insights so far about digital EMI classes in Malaysia and Japan. One of our project partners, EMI expert Professor Jim McKinley, also presented about applying a critical lens on EMI systematic reviews. Moreover, our PhD student for the project, Katie Halley, also presented early indication findings from her PhD.

[Left to right]: Jim McKinley, Katie Halley and Fumiyo Nakatsuhara.

What was the EMI Symposium about?

The English Medium Instruction (EMI) Symposium is a one-day symposium held every other year at the University of Oxford, Department of Education for students, researchers, and practitioners to convene and discuss the latest trends, experiences and findings in research on the teaching of academic subjects through English.

The symposium invites keynote speakers to share their work on EMI, offering a global perspective with experts from different countries presenting on the realities of EMI in their local context. The theme for this year's symposium was fostering collaboration.

See the programme here: https://www.emi.network/emi-symposium-2023.html

Hybrid mode of presentation

This year, the EMI Symposium was jointly hosted by the Consortium for Research on Language Policy and Practice (CRLPP) at the University of Hong Kong and the EMI Research Group at the University of Oxford.

The keynote presentations and discussion panel were broadcast and streamed live for attendees.

Our contributions

Professor Fumiyo Nakatsuhara presenting.

Developing practical resources from HE digital EMI classes

Principal investigator, Professor Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, presented the FoE digital EMI project on behalf of all project partners. The presentation was titled: 'Towards developing practical resources based on empirical evidence from digitally-mediated EMI courses in higher education.

Critically drawing on EMI systematic reviews

Professor Jim McKinley, our EMI expert for the FoE project, presented his research on EMI systematic literature reviews. His presentation was titled: 'Critically drawing on EMI systematic reviews: a call for more responsible research.'

Professor Jim McKinley presenting.

PhD student Katie Halley presenting.

Embodied resources for interactional competence in digital EMI classes

PhD student/ECR, Katie Halley, presented her PhD project, which is situated within the larger digital EMI project. Her presentation was titled: 'The exploration of multimodal higher education digitally-mediated EMI classrooms: the assessment of embodied resources for interactional competence.'

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