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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Medium of Instruction in Asia: Context, Processes and Outcomes
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Hamid, M. Obaidul; Nguyen, Hoa Thi Mai; Baldauf, Richard B., Jr. – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
One major impact of globalisation on education is denoted by the growing trend to use English, the global language, as a medium of instruction (MOI) in emerging polities that are trying to enhance their English-speaking capacities. This article emphasises developing an understanding of MOI from a language policy and planning as well as an…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Planning, Second Language Learning
The Impacts of Globalisation on EFL Teacher Education through English as a Medium of Instruction: An Example from Vietnam
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Dang, Thi Kim Anh; Nguyen, Hoa Thi Mai; Le, Truc Thi Thanh – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2013
Recent research on language planning and policy highlights the effects of globalisation in spreading the English language as a medium of instruction (EMI) in non-native English speaking (NNES) countries. This trend has encouraged many universities in NNES countries to offer EMI education programmes with the objective of developing national human…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education
Primary English Language Education Policy in Vietnam: Insights from Implementation
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Nguyen, Hoa Thi Mai – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2011
The introduction of English in primary education curricula is a phenomenon occurring in many non-English-speaking countries in Asia, including Vietnam. Recently, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) in Vietnam issued guidelines for the piloting of an English as a foreign language (EFL) primary curriculum in which English is taught as a…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Private Schools, Educational Research, Elementary Education