Key indicators and sub-indicators influencing EMI courses
| Indicator | Sub-indicator | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syllabus design (A) | Course material (A1) | Textbook, shipping practice news, scene conversation simulation | Costa and Coleman (2013) |
| Learning strategies (A2) | Suitable subjects and implementation processes to attract student’s interest and motivation | Poon (2013) | |
| Learning assessment (A3) | Providing effective assessment tools and inspectors/examination authorities to maintain equitable assessment method | Clegg and Simpson (2016) | |
| Students’ characteristics (B) | Students “English” level (B1) | Vocabulary, speaking (oral), grammar, lexical abilities | Byun et al. (2011), Dalton-Puffer (2007), Kim et al. (2014), Başıbek et al. (2014) |
| Student’s shipping knowledge (B2) | Ship, port, cargo, charter contract, shipping company, agency, freight forwarder, etc. | Byun et al. (2011) | |
| Learning habits (B3) | Student’s learning motivation, learning preparation and review, notes-taking skill, etc. | Byun et al. (2011), Evans and Morrison (2011a, 2011b) | |
| Teachers’ characteristics (C) | Teachers “English” level (C1) | Vocabulary, speaking (oral), grammar, lexical abilities | Pan (2007), Costa and Coleman (2013), Goodman (2014) |
| Teacher’s shipping knowledge (C2) | Teacher is familiar with teaching subjects regarding shipping-related fields | Huang and Singh (2014) | |
| Teacher’s past experience with EMI teaching (C3) | The experience of teaching EMI courses, teaching skill, classroom management | Dafouz and Camacho-Miñano (2016) | |
| University resources (D) | Classroom facilities (D1) | Learning environment (e.g. location, space, computer (Web) facilities, etc.) | Costa and Coleman (2013) |
| Availability of assistance (D2) | Administration staff, language centre (tutor hour), library resources (e.g. video, newspaper) | Hellekjær (2009); Kirkgöz (2009), Agai-Lochi (2015) | |
| Incentives for teachers (D3) | Overseas training, course subsidies, salary increases and favourable workload calculation | Hu (2007), Tong and Shi (2012) | |
| Incentives for students (D4) | Employability knowledge of international shipping language, improving English abilities | Costa and Coleman (2013) |
| Indicator | Sub-indicator | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syllabus design (A) | Course material (A1) | Textbook, shipping practice news, scene conversation simulation | |
| Learning strategies (A2) | Suitable subjects and implementation processes to attract student’s interest and motivation | ||
| Learning assessment (A3) | Providing effective assessment tools and inspectors/examination authorities to maintain equitable assessment method | ||
| Students’ characteristics (B) | Students “English” level (B1) | Vocabulary, speaking (oral), grammar, lexical abilities | |
| Student’s shipping knowledge (B2) | Ship, port, cargo, charter contract, shipping company, agency, freight forwarder, etc. | ||
| Learning habits (B3) | Student’s learning motivation, learning preparation and review, notes-taking skill, etc. | ||
| Teachers’ characteristics (C) | Teachers “English” level (C1) | Vocabulary, speaking (oral), grammar, lexical abilities | |
| Teacher’s shipping knowledge (C2) | Teacher is familiar with teaching subjects regarding shipping-related fields | ||
| Teacher’s past experience with EMI teaching (C3) | The experience of teaching EMI courses, teaching skill, classroom management | ||
| University resources (D) | Classroom facilities (D1) | Learning environment (e.g. location, space, computer (Web) facilities, etc.) | |
| Availability of assistance (D2) | Administration staff, language centre (tutor hour), library resources (e.g. video, newspaper) | ||
| Incentives for teachers (D3) | Overseas training, course subsidies, salary | ||
| Incentives for students (D4) | Employability knowledge of international shipping language, improving English abilities |