English medium instruction and the English language practitioner

Abstract The paper explores the impact of growth in English medium instruction (EMI) on field ELT. Increasing studies report students’ language-related challenges and linguistic preparedness to be major barriers successful implementation EMI. These challenges, which have accompanied an unfettered EMI provision, practitioners students highlight role ELT providing language support. This outlines how is changing internationalized ‘Englishized’ higher education sector, who increasingly teach EAP programmes. research a relative stage infancy, yet growing body evidence highlights importance academic Drawing from recent research, we explore integral that instructors helping with their content learning, make suggestions facilitate greater integration within contexts.