ABSTRACT
EMI (English-medium instruction) in academic contexts is one of the major areas of investigation for ELF researchers, as increasingly more universities the world over are introducing EMI to attract students from all over the world. EMI research from an ELF perspective, however, is still limited in number despite the fact that EMI is mostly conducted and attracting attention in situations where English is used as a lingua franca (ELF). Under these circumstances, this volume specifically focuses on ELF communication in EMI academic contexts, exploring both theoretically and pedagogically what is going on in the use of ELF in this context. This line of investigation is still scarce, and therefore, is much needed in order to cope with the recent surge of EMI practices.
This introductory chapter starts with a discussion of the rationale behind the volume and its background, followed by a brief introduction of each chapter, each of which is classified into three different parts. They are broadly categorised based on the themes of each contribution and introduced in relation to existing research in the field.
