English Medium of Instruction. by https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh How effective is EMI in South Africa? en-us 2019-02-20 21:30:35 UTC 2019-02-20 22:10:34 UTC hello@padlet.com Benefits and disadvantages of EMI simo_prt21 https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402738 Benefits: Learners are exposed to a proffesional setting of the English language. 
Learners are able to express themselves better.

Disadvantages: When a person has to start receiving class in English, whilst only being taught in their mother-tongue, it could be very bad.
Learners might not immediately know what to say or how to respond in the class. ]]> 2019-02-20 21:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402738 A regular classroom vs a EMI classroom simo_prt21 https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402739 A regular classroom is filled with learners who speak their mother-tongue instead of the language in which they are present. A EMI classroom is strictly English and this promotes the studying of English]]> 2019-02-20 21:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402739 Why is EMI so popular, and important? simo_prt21 https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402740 English is the largest language in the world, word count wise. 
There are many influencial works of language in English.
Most profesionel settings are English and by having English as a medium of Instruction, people are able to speak and understand English properly. ]]> 2019-02-20 21:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402740 Why is English as a medium of instruction growing so fast simo_prt21 https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402742 Most academic research which is found and done, is done in English. 
In many technical fields the main language which is used is English, thus the students receiving EMI education, it would benefit them. 
There is the attempt to normalize EMI. ]]> 2019-02-20 21:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333402742 What is English as Medium of Instruction? simo_prt21 https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333410972 EMI is the use of English as the main language used for education and training in general. ]]> 2019-02-20 21:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333410972 English as a language. simo_prt21 https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333412459 English is a complex language and not always easy to grasp at first, thus EMI is important, for learners, to be able to one day thrive in the proffesional world.]]> 2019-02-20 22:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/simo_prt21/evycsr54srwh/wish/333412459