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A survey of teachers' and students' perceptions on the implementation of English-medium instruction in a Croatian university setting

One of the cornerstones in assuring the quality of higher education institutions responsive to global societal trends is the internationalisation of their curricula and instruction at all study levels. Given the status of English as a global lingua franca, English-medium instruction (EMI) can be considered as the main driving force underlying this process. It has been recognized that the implementation of EMI contributes to increasing university rankings, enhancing mobility, and a more competitive positioning of institutions at educational markets worldwide. In order to prepare the ground for a prospective implementation of EMI at the University of Osijek (Croatia), primarily for designing language development programmes, the present paper reports on the results of a survey conducted with teachers (n=209) and students (n=91) on their attitudes towards the possibilities of introducing EMI at their respective faculties. The findings of an anonymous online questionnaire are expected to provide significant insights into the perceived opportunities and weaknesses of initiating EMI and thus lay foundations for developing context-specific approaches to internationalization of higher education at a local and national level.

English-medium instruction, Croatia, survey, teachers, students

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