ABSTRACT
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) is the oldest university in Brunei, established in 1985, one year after the nation regained independence from Great Britain. Prior to 1985, Bruneian students went to either a Malay stream school or an English stream school. But upon achieving independence from Britain in 1984, a new integrated education system was formulated, which was designated 'Dwibahasa'. Prior to the opening of UBD in 1985, Bruneian students would be sent mainly to the United Kingdom to study for degrees, obviously taught in English. Malay-stream students who could not follow English-medium degrees would mainly be sent to Malaysia, where Malay-medium university instruction was more readily available. Given their disparate beliefs about the existence of an explicit policy on English Medium Instruction in UBD, it is useful to explore the lecturers' personal views about the use of English in teaching. All students entering UBD since 2009 are technically bilingual and have equal proficiency in English and Malay language.
