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Internal stakeholders’ voices for overcoming the challenges presented by studying engineering through the medium of English in Oman

Umman'da İngilizce aracılığıyla mühendislik eğitimi almanın getirdiği zorlukların üstesinden gelmek için iç paydaşların sesleri

Holi Ibrahim Holi Ali
Pages
2113–2129
Publication Date
2022-10-19
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Both teachers and students thought the EMI issues should be considered during the foundation and postfoundation stages where students were expected to be well prepared for their speciality in terms of languageproficiency and other skills.© 2020 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.Keywords: challenges; engineering; internal stakeholders; med

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Objective & Hypothesis:This current study based on a PhD study conducted by the researcher in 2018.
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Conclusion & Impact:Both teachers and students thought the EMI issues should be considered during the foundation and postfoundation stages where students were expected to be well prepared for their speciality in terms of languageproficiency and other skills.© 2020 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.Keywords: challenges; engineering; internal stakeholders; med
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This current study based on a PhD study conducted by the researcher in 2018. The findings reported in this studywere obtained from the analysis of interviews. The suggestions of engineering students and their English forAcademic Purposes (EAP) and engineering teachers to overcome the challenges presented by studying throughthe medium of English will be presented and analysed. Data was analysed using thematic analysis. The researchmethodology employed in this study is qualitative by using methods such as semi-structured interviews. Severalissues and suggestions were identified from the data set, and several themes emerged from the analysis, namely:the need to reform the school system; the need to review and restructure foundation and post-foundationprogrammes; the need for more strongly emphasised oral communication courses; the importance of hiringengineering teachers with high language proficiency levels; and the need to establish cooperation mechanismsbetween language teachers and engineering tutors, as well as to embed critical-thinking skills in English languagesyllabi. Both teachers and students thought the EMI issues should be considered during the foundation and postfoundation stages where students were expected to be well prepared for their speciality in terms of languageproficiency and other skills.© 2020 JLLS and the Authors - Published by JLLS.Keywords: challenges; engineering; internal stakeholders; med

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Bu çalışma, araştırmacı tarafından 2018 yılında yapılan bir doktora çalışmasına dayanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada bildirilen bulgular görüşmelerin analizinden elde edilmiştir. Mühendislik öğrencilerinin ve onların Akademik Amaçlı İngilizce (EAP) ve mühendislik öğretmenlerinin İngilizce dilinde çalışarak ortaya çıkan zorlukların üstesinden gelmeleri için önerileri sunulacak ve analiz edilecektir. Veriler tematik analiz kullanılarak analiz edildi. Nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veri setinden birkaç konu ve öneri belirlendi ve analizde birkaç tema ortaya çıktı, bunlar: okul sisteminde reform ihtiyacı; kuruluş ve kuruluş sonrası programları gözden geçirme ve yeniden yapılandırma ihtiyacı; daha güçlü vurgulanan sözlü iletişim kurslarına duyulan ihtiyaç; yüksek dil yeterlilik düzeyine sahip mühendislik öğretmenlerinin işe alınmasının önemi; ve dil öğretmenleri ile mühendislik öğretmenleri arasında işbirliği mekanizmaları kurma ve ayrıca eleştirel düşünme becerilerini İngilizce müfredatına yerleştirme ihtiyacı. Hem öğretmenler hem de öğrenciler, EMI konularının, öğrencilerin dil yeterliliği ve diğer beceriler açısından uzmanlık alanlarına iyi hazırlanmalarının beklendiği kuruluş ve kuruluş sonrası aşamalarda dikkate alınması gerektiğini düşündüler.

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Ali, H. I. H. (2022). Internal stakeholders’ voices for overcoming the challenges presented by studying engineering through the medium of English in Oman. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 4, 2113–2129. https://ajindex.com/articles/563924

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