Speaking English As The Medium Of Instruction Case Study

These days, English is known as the international language that many people, who live in different countries, know how to speak. Speaking English may have some positive and negative effects on the developing countries where English is not their mother tongue. Although in many countries English is taught as a second language, some other countries use English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI). While some countries believe that English may not be used as the Medium of Instruction because by EMI the mother tongue would be distorted, others believe that EMI definitely play a significant role on the development of developing countries like Asian and African countries. Asian and African countries state that by using EMI, they will have more development. …show more content…
Some researches clearly show that English language has positive effect on the economy of the countries which use EMI. For example, according to the first statistical research that commissioned from the Euro monitor, in some countries like Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Pakistan which use English as the medium of instruction, developed countries like US and UK have more tendencies to invest in those countries rather than they invest in the other countries like the Cameron and Rwanda (Lotbinière, 2011). Besides that, the amount of this investment is related to the level of English that those country use (Lotbinière, 2011). According to Lotbinière (2011) that confirmed, “in the three countries, investment from English-speaking countries accounts for between 33% and 41% of total FDI” and as the result of using English as the medium of instruction earning money of the country will be increased significantly which position the country in a higher level of economy (Lotbinière, 2011). When the economy of the country progressed, the life style of people should be better. As the result, they will have a more comfortable life. And EMI helps people to find a better job with a high salary and this high income causes to improve the economy of the countries. However, some researchers like, Imam claims that, “it is unethical to …show more content…
Internationalizing the education is one of the main effects of applying EMI in the country especially in universities and schools (Dearden, 2014). As the majority of educational materials are in English, using EMI in schools and universities surly helps students to be professional in all subjects and be successful in their academic life (Dearden, 2014). As Professor Ernesto Macaro (2011), who is the director of Oxford university, states that “More and more institution across the world are using English to teach academic subjects, spurred on by a desire to internationalize their offer and their academic profile” (as cited in dearden, 2014). For example, the government of Pakistan decided to change all its schools from the Urdu medium of instruction to English medium of instruction in order to compete with the other countries in terms of educational achievements (Dearden, 2014). In addition, when the university becomes international, many students and instructors from different countries will attend that makes a diverse educational environment (Dearden, 2014). Moreover, Students gain many opportunities; studying in abroad universities, finding jobs with higher payments, and improving the skills of learning language are the other benefits of EMI. Some reports clearly indicate that the EMI has effect on personal and