Englishization of Higher Education

Internationalization has become a priority for universities around the globe. Many efforts are being made to internationalize curricula, establish and extend international partnerships, publish internationally and conduct collaborative research with international partners to raise international profiles. In non-Anglophone settings, this internationalization has led to an increased focus on teaching content subjects in English, as higher education institutions come under increased pressure to offer programmes that use English medium instruction (EMI) to draw international students and staff (Kirkpatrick A Internationalization or Englishization: medium of instruction in today’s universities. CGC Working Pap Ser 2011/003, 2011). This Englishization is found in programmes in both the secondary and tertiary sector