Beyond the English Box: Constructing and Communicating Knowledge Through Translingual Practices in the Higher Education Classroom
Journal: English Teaching & Learning
Year: 2018

As part of the growing trend of internationalization in higher education, new forms of linguistic practices are recently emerging in diverse contexts. However, such practices are often obscured by English medium instruction (EMI) policies, neglecting the role of other languages, semiotic resources, and modalities in the construction and communication of knowledge. Building on an expanded framework of language policy, in this study I take a “trans-” approach to reconceptualize the “E” in EMI. Spe