Institutions across the world are using English to teach academic subjects in a desire to internationalise. The symposium will present a global view of EMI with experts from different countries sharing their perspectives. ​

This will mark our 6th biennial symposium, having been held previously in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. This event will be co-hosted by the EMI Research Group at the University of Oxford and ELINET.  This year we have some exciting developments:
  • We plan to co-host the event with the 3rd ELINET Conference, with plenary speakers covering a range of topics associated with English language and internationalisation, focusing predominately on EMI, Global Englishes, and related fields of study.
  • We will be hosting a selection of parallel talks 
  • It will be a two day event for the first time in EMI Symposium history
  • While this is primarily an in-person conference, people will be able to register to watch the plenary talks online via Teams for free 

Confirmed Keynote Speakers (more speakers will be announced soon)

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Dr Ikuya Aizawa (EMI plenary speaker)

Ikuya Aizawa is an Assistant Professor in Applied Linguistics at the School of English at Nottingham University, UK. His research interests include the globalisation of English language teaching and the pedagogical implications of the use of English to teach and learn academic subjects in higher education, with a particular interest in English Medium Instruction (EMI). His current research projects focus on the role of English on knowledge production and dissemination in higher education, policy concerning equality, diversity and inclusion in EMI, inclusive assessment and measurement in EMI and the effectiveness of EMI in relation to content and language outcomes. He has published widely in these areas, with recent work appearing in journals such as System, Language Teaching Research, Higher Education, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, and Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. His recent projects include the forthcoming book English Medium Instruction in Japan: Opportunities, Challenges and Future Directions, which is under contract with Routledge (Aizawa, forthcoming) as part of the Routledge Studies in English-Medium Instruction series.
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Transport Facilities
​Oxfordshire is located in between the UK’s two largest cities with London to the south and Birmingham to the north.

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Symposium Venue
Education department, 15 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6PY​                       
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Accommodation
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                                    Plan your trip
How to get to the symposium venue, Education Department
Access guide to the department can be found here: https://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/access/dandt/socialsciences/education/

Symposium programme

The full symposium programme will be made available below in the weeks prior to the event. 
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Call for Abstracts

We are pleased to invite abstract submissions for the 6th English Medium Instruction (EMI) Symposium, which will jointly held alongside the 3rd Annual ELINET Conference . The theme of the conference is Transforming Education, Transforming Lives, and will be held on July 3rd–4th, 2025, at the Department of Education, University of Oxford. This international event will provide a platform for researchers, practitioners, and students to explore innovative approaches to education and their transformative impacts.
 
Transforming Education, Transforming Lives invites participants to engage with the latest trends, experiences, and findings in educational research and practice. The conference brings together global perspectives with keynote speakers addressing diverse and critical themes, offering insights into local and international contexts.
 
We invite students, researchers, and practitioners to submit abstracts for 20-minute presentations at the in-person conference. Each presentation will include a 15-minute talk followed by 5 minutes for questions and discussion. Presenters are encouraged to share work at any stage of development, including ongoing projects, as the conference aims to foster dynamic discussions and collaboration. We further invite students and practitioners to submit novel teaching resources that address any of the topics below in the context of globalization of education. These should be submitted as posters and can be supplemented via video.  
 
In keeping with the core focus of the EMI Symposium and ELINET, all papers should broadly address issues associated with either of the following areas:
  • Global Englishes (including World Englishes, ELF and EIL)
  • Medium of instruction (including EMI, CLIL, EME, EMEMUS, and ICLHE)
 
They should also address one or more of the conference strands, including but not limited to:
  • Multilingualism
  • Social Justice
  • Technology in Education
  • Decolonization
  • Classroom Policies
  • Pedagogy
  • Teacher Education
  • Materials Design
  • Content and Language Teacher Collaboration
  • Primary and Secondary Education
  • Other Languages as a Medium of Instruction
 
Abstracts no longer than 200 words are to be uploaded through this form no later than 1st April 2025. We will review abstracts on a rolling basis, meaning the earlier you submit, the sooner you will know the outcome and can start planning your trip. We will notify all presenters of successful submissions no later than 15 April 2025 and will assign your presentation to a panel session according to its strand. Further information can be found on the ELINET conference website. For questions, please contact [email protected]. 


Registration 

Registration will open in March 2025
For any questions about the event, please contact the co-chairs, Heath Rose and Mona Nishizaki at: [email protected].

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