Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to examine second language learners’ attitudes towards English Medium Instruction (EMI) courses at University of Selangor (UNISEL) in Malaysia affectively, behaviorally and cognitively. This study also investigated students’ learning anxiety and students’ learning achievement towards EMI courses. This study employed ABC Model of Attitudes (1998) as guidelines to investigate learners’ attitudes towards EMI courses. 100-degree students form Faculty of Science and Information Technology (FSIT) participated in the study by completing a questionnaire of English Medium Instruction courses. A quantitative method was employed to analyze the collected data, performing statistical procedures of descriptive statistic and Pearson correlation using SPSS. The major findings of the study were as follows: (1) most participants demonstrated positive attitudes towards English medium Instruction courses affectively, behaviorally and cognitively, (2) there was no significant relationship between students’ learning anxiety and students’ learning achievement towards EMI courses. It was due to the ways lecturers delivering EMI courses to the students. This situation happened when the way their lecturers conducted the lesson in English medium setting might help the students reduce their learning anxiety of the lesson. In other words, the level of their anxiousness in learning EMI courses depends on how their lecturers deliver the subject during teaching and learning process. Finally, some pedagogical implications that would help tap the students’ attitudes and achievement were demonstrated.Keywords: English Medium Instruction, attitudes, learning anxiety, learning achievement
Highlights
1.1 Background of StudyIn a New Era of International Globalization, the need to be competent in English language among non-native speakers has become a worldwide phenomenon
I feel that my academic performance increase when 100 the medium of instruction is conducted in English
This study investigated undergraduate students‟ attitudes from Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology (FCSIT), University of Selangor (UNISEL) towards English Medium Instruction courses
Summary
1.1 Background of StudyIn a New Era of International Globalization, the need to be competent in English language among non-native speakers has become a worldwide phenomenon. According to Gibbons (2003), educationalists are experienced with the challenges of addressing the needs of the growing number of English second language students. There is crucial for these second language students to improve their competency and proficiency in English while mastering other contents and skills in other subject courses. Learning subject courses via English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) is greatly required at tertiary level. Graddol (1997) had argued that one of the most important educational trends worldwide is by teaching subject courses in higher educational institutions through English as a medium of instruction
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