from Part III - Teaching Academic Subjects through English Medium Instruction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 December 2025
English Medium Instruction (EMI) is currently being implemented at a number of Korean universities. This paper examines EMI culture in Korean higher education by collecting and analysing a large volume of research papers and news articles on the topic from the last two decades. Specifically, it attempts to elucidate how and why EMI culture in Korean higher education has been associated with such negative perceptions as compulsory, inadequate, ineffective, divisive, unfair, and isolating. This paper makes suggestions for desirable EMI culture that should be pursued in Korean universities and any other institutions with the goal of EMI expansion.
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