EMI OXFORD RESEARCH GROUP
​PEOPLE PROFILES

EMI Oxford Research Group Core Members

Prof Heath Rose

EMI Oxford Research Group coordinator 
Professor of Applied Linguistics

​My research interest is in the ‘E’ in EMI, particularly exploring the type of English that is used in EMI, and the language needs of students learning in EMI settings. I am co-author of Introducing Global Englishes (Routledge, 2015), and am currently engaged in a number of projects that explore EMI in Japan. My most recent EMI-related paper appeared in Higher Education (2018).

Dr Ikuya Aizawa

Communications officer
Alumni and Lecturer at University of Nottingham

​My research focuses on English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education in Japan. My research explores the costs and benefits to students quality of education, exploring both language and content acquisition, and the various language-related challenges of studying academic subjects through a second language. ​ 

Prof Ernesto Macaro

Founding director
Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics 

​I was the founding Director of the Centre for Research and Development in English Medium Instruction in the Department of Education, The University of Oxford. My current research focuses on second language learning strategies and on the interaction between teachers and learners in classrooms where English is the Medium of Instruction. I have published  a recent monograph on the topic (Oxford University Press).

Dr Hamish Chalmers

​Senior Departmental Lecturer,
University of Oxford

My research interest centres on evaluation of pedagogical approaches to teaching children who use English as an Additional Language (EAL). In particular, my research focuses on the use of the first language as a pedagogical tool for multilingual learners in English medium classrooms. My methodological interest is in randomised trials and systematic reviews. My EMI publications include the recent: "Chalmers, H. (2019). The Role of the first language in English Medium Instruction. OUP ELT Position Paper."

Dr Sihan Zhou

Honorary Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Assistant Professor at The Chinese University of Hong Kong

My current research focuses on students’ self-regulatory listening strategies during transition period from CMI (Chinese medium instruction) secondary education to EMI higher education in China. Specifically, I am interested in what difficulties related to listening comprehension that students encounter and how their self-regulatory listening strategies change during the transition year in EMI university settings.  

Prof Jim MicKinley

Honorary Research Fellow, University of Oxford
Professor of Applied Linguistics in HE at UCL​

Jim McKinley is Professor of Applied Linguistics in higher education at UCL Institute of Education, UCL. Jim's research agenda is focused on the teaching-research nexus in higher education and TESOL, doctoral writing and L2 writer identity, and internationalisation education policy concerning English medium instruction (EMI). 

Dr Robert Woore

Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics
​The University of Oxford

​I am a member of the Applied Linguistics and Teaching and Teacher Education research groups.  I teach on the PGCE, MSc ALSLA, MLT and doctoral programmes and is lead tutor for Modern Languages on the PGCE course. I am interested in the impact of EMI on the teaching and use of other languages.
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Dr Kari Coffman Sahan

Research Group Member
​ Leverhulme Fellow, University of Oxford

​My current research explores the relationship between language education policy and practices in higher education, looking specifically at the relationship between English medium instruction (EMI) policy and career outcomes. She also explores L1 use in EMI and EMI policy-making globally. 

Dr Gene Thompson

Honorary Research Fellow 
Professor, Rikkyo University, Japan

​I am the Director of the Bilingual Business Leader (BBL) Program and an Associate Professor of Language and Communication in the College of Business at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, Japan. I work  on research with the group specifically on issues surrounding EMI in Japanese higher education, and have been co-investigator on a funded project on EMI challenges. 
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EMI Oxford Research Network Members

EMI Oxford Research Group has integrated its wider network activities with he EMI strand of ELIPro. https://elipro.net/