Cultural Interactions of English-Medium Instruction at Vietnamese Universities

Dr. Thi Quynh Huong Luu is a lecturer at Vietnam Maritime University. She received her bachelor’s degree at the College of Foreign Language and International Studies, Vietnam National University Hanoi and a master’s degree at Northumbria University, UK, as well as a Ph.D. degree at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research interests include English-medium instruction, pedagogies and teaching strategies, English for specific purposes, and culture in language education and Maritime English. She has presented at several international conferences. Dr Helena Sit is Senior Lecturer and Ph.D. supervisor in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Her research expertise includes Second Language Education, International Education, Higher Education and Teacher Education. She speaks and publishes widely on internationalisation, transformative learning, and innovative language education programmes. Her research has been nationally and internationally recognised in her discipline. She is an invited visiting scholar to the University of Hong Kong and the University of Cambridge. Dr. Shen Chen is a multilingual teacher educator in School of Education at University of Newcastle, Australia. In his more than 30 years of teaching career, he taught in Melbourne University, Deakin University in Australia, before he moved to University of Newcastle in 1993. He has been invited as a visiting scholar or professor in University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, University of British Columbia, and University of Hong Kong, etc.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: Research from Cultural Lens.- Chapter 2 Development of English Medium Instruction (EMI).- Chapter 3 EMI Programs in Vietnamese Universities.- Chapter 4 Mixed Methods and Research Design.- Chapter 5 Research Findings of Quantitative Investigation.- Chapter 6 Research Findings of Qualitative Investigation from Teachers.- Chapter 7 Research Findings of Qualitative Investigation from Learners.- Chapter 8 Focusing on Interaction in EMI Classrooms.