What is it about?
We explore ideological tensions and how these tensions are created in the discourse of Chinese medical teachers and students in EMI courses. Drawing on the concept of tension-filled English, this article employs critical discursive psychology (CDP) to analyse ideological tensions in identity construction that emerged in semi-structured interviews with teachers and students about their imagined EMI courses.
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Why is it important?
By observing the interplay among different language ideologies in identity making, this study provides a valuable angle to understand the challenge-ridden experience of EMI teachers and students according to their own contextual needs and disciplinary practices. The findings suggest the importance of EMI stakeholders reflecting on how teaching and learning practices can enable learners (and teachers) to reflexively understand the role of English (and other languages) and leverage their bilingual repertoires for medical careers.
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This article, based on my doctoral project: Identity and language ideology of EMI medical teachers and students in China, further explores the nuanced and highly contextual identity construction in relation to the ideological tension-filled EMI. Writing this article was a great pleasure as it has co-authors with my doctoral colleague and supervisor, who contribute invaluable methodological and theoretical insights. We hope the readers find this article inspiring.
Paiwei Qin
Umea Universitet
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This page is a summary of: Ideological tensions in identity construction of Chinese medical teachers and students in EMI, Journal of English-Medium Instruction, May 2025, John Benjamins,
DOI: 10.1075/jemi.24009.qin.
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