TY - JOUR

T1 - INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIES TO INCREASE EMI QUANTITY AND QUALITY IN RUSSIAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

AU - Belyaeva, Elena

AU - Freese, Michael

PY - 2021/3/18

Y1 - 2021/3/18

N2 - The article starts by examining the reasons behind the relatively recent growth of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in Russian higher education institutions, from internationalization to more altruistic motives. While internationalization in Russia has recently been facilitated through a top-down approach at a national level, the quantity and quality of courses and programs taught in English are the responsibility of Russian universities and are primarily managed at an institutional level. Russian higher education institutions (HEIs) have been employing several strategies such as international recruiting, long-term university partnerships and faculty development. The authors take a closer look at each strategy, assessing its strengths and weaknesses, and illustrating it with some examples. Comparative analysis of the strategies under scrutiny allows to highlight more effective ones which are likely to positively impact the quantity and quality of EMI in Russian higher education in the years to come.

AB - The article starts by examining the reasons behind the relatively recent growth of English as a medium of instruction (EMI) in Russian higher education institutions, from internationalization to more altruistic motives. While internationalization in Russia has recently been facilitated through a top-down approach at a national level, the quantity and quality of courses and programs taught in English are the responsibility of Russian universities and are primarily managed at an institutional level. Russian higher education institutions (HEIs) have been employing several strategies such as international recruiting, long-term university partnerships and faculty development. The authors take a closer look at each strategy, assessing its strengths and weaknesses, and illustrating it with some examples. Comparative analysis of the strategies under scrutiny allows to highlight more effective ones which are likely to positively impact the quantity and quality of EMI in Russian higher education in the years to come.

KW - English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI), faculty development, internationalization, Russian higher education, institutional strategies, quality management

KW - Russian higher education

KW - Faculty development

KW - Internationalization

KW - English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI)

KW - Institutional strategies

KW - Quality management

UR - http://espeap.junis.ni.ac.rs/index.php/espeap/article/view/1142

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85103501188&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.22190/JTESAP2102149B

DO - 10.22190/JTESAP2102149B

M3 - Article

VL - 9

SP - 149

EP - 168

JO - Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes

JF - Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes

SN - 2334-9182

IS - 2

ER -