Jul 2026· IJEE (Indonesian Journal of English Education)· 0 citations
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The expansion of English Medium Instruction (EMI) across Asian higher education has intensified post-pandemic, yet a comprehensive understanding of its implementation landscape remains limited. Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, this systematic review synthesizes 15 empirical studies (2015–2025) from four academic databases to explore implementation trends, stakeholder challenges, and adaptation strategies in Asian EFL contexts. Frequency analysis revealed that linguistic difficulties were a primary barrier in 87% of the studies, pedagogical inconsistency in 60%, and language anxiety affected 53% of the combined participants. Thematic synthesis identified three core dimensions: top-down policies generating macro-micro gaps and institutional stratification; multidimensional linguistic and psychological barriers impacting engagement; and emergent adaptive strategies, including translanguaging, bilingual professional learning communities, and learner metacognition. These findings highlight that EMI is a complex educational ecosystem rather than a mere linguistic shift. This review offers a structured, geographically scoped framework for policymakers, institutions, and future researchers to improve EMI quality and equity in the region.
This study provides a narrative review of contemporary challenges in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in higher education across diverse international contexts. It synthesizes evidence from peer-reviewed studies published between 2020 and 2025. The analysis identifies six interrelated domains of difficulty:...
This study examines the feasibility and pedagogical value of incorporating Global Englishes Language Teaching (GELT) into Taiwanese bilingual elementary English education, an area that remains critically underexplored despite the rapid global expansion of bilingual schooling. Focusing on a Taiwanese elementary school...
As Taiwan advances its agenda under the Bilingual 2030 policy, English is increasingly framed as a medium for intercultural engagement rather than merely an academic subject. With the expansion of English-medium instruction and English use in a variety of domains, Taiwanese learners are more likely to use English with...
This study aimed to identify the main challenges affecting the teaching of English as a foreign language (EFL) in Ecuador. A systematic literature review was conducted following the PRISMA methodology, analyzing 20 peer-reviewed studies published between 2020 and 2025 in databases such as Scopus, ERIC, Latindex 2.0, an...
Carlos Lenin Álvarez Llerena, Tatiana Gabriela Pineda Guzmán, Xavier Oswaldo Viteri Guevara· MASKANA· 0 citations
Teacher professional development (TPD) is commonly framed as an instructional improvement strategy; however, in contexts of rapid English expansion it also functions as a central policy instrument through which language-in-education planning is enacted. This systematic review reconceptualizes Saudi English-as-a-foreign...
R. Mohamed, A. A. Khalil, A. Teleb· Journal of Language Teaching...· 0 citations
English-medium instruction (EMI) has expanded across Bangladeshi higher education as a marker of academic quality, internationalisation, and graduate employability. Yet the institutional promotion of English does not necessarily translate into sustained English-medium classroom interaction or improved opportunities for...
Sultana Jahan· ICRRD Quality Index Research...· 0 citations
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