Journal Archives
2024 · 2
“May I basil your house?” Multilingual Writers' Use of Academic, Technical, and Translingual Lexicons Through Literacy Autobiographical Writing in a Thai EMI Program
Unlike earlier studies that approach academic vocabulary learning cognitively, this case study situates vocabulary learning in the classroom context. It features the teaching and learning of academic writing in an EMI pr…
EMI Vocabulary Support in High School Mathematics: A Quasi-experimental Study in Taiwan
In response to global competition and Taiwan’s 2030 Bilingual Policy, English Medium Instruction (EMI) has started migrating from higher education to secondary education in Taiwan. Research on EMI effectiveness is mostly…
Academic Lexicon Development in an EMI Context: A Study of Pre-Service English Teachers' Lexical Availability
Lexical availability assessment has been widely used in vocabulary research. This data collection technique uses lexical statistics based on controlled association tests that activate the production of lexical items as a…
Exploring the Instruction of Academic Functional Phrases in an EAP Pre-Sessional Course
Despite being admitted into highly competitive English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) programs, international students often find themselves lacking communicative efficiency in such contexts. Language-related challenge…
Current Issues and Future Research on Teaching and Learning of Academic Vocabulary in EMI Contexts
Academic vocabulary is a key element of spoken and written texts for educational purposes. This vocabulary can both support the content of academic texts (in the case of general academic vocabulary) and carry content (in…
Insights and Innovations: An Interview with Averil Coxhead on Teaching and Learning Academic Vocabulary
Professor Averil Coxhead is an applied linguist and educator known for her work in vocabulary acquisition and English language teaching. She is particularly recognized for her development of the Academic Word List (AWL),…