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https://doi.org/10.31820/f.37.2.2
Balancing English and Croatian in Higher Education: EMI Students’ Views
Branka Drljača Margić
orcid.org/0000-0002-7617-6606
; Sveučilište u Rijeci, Filozofski fakultet
Sažetak
The rapid expansion of English-medium instruction (EMI) raises important questions about its implications for national languages. However, the perspectives of EMI students and teachers on these issues remain largely unexplored. Drawing on questionnaire data from 71 and focus-group dana from 14 second- and third-year undergraduates at a Croatian higher education institution, the present study addresses this gap by examining EMI students’ attitudes and perceptions regarding the use, knowledge and status of Croatian in higher education and in their future profession. The findings indicate that most students do not perceive their choice to study in English as threatening the development or use of Croatian, while around a third report negative effects on their proficiency in the language. The vast majority support the parallel provision of study programmes in Croatian, while opinions diverge on the introduction of Croatian for Specific Purposes courses and the occasional use of Croatian in EMI classrooms. The paper highlights the need to safeguard the role of Croatian in (English-medium) higher education and provides important insights for EMI teachers, students and policymakers.
Ključne riječi
Croatian; English; higher education; English-medium instruction; students; language policy
Hrčak ID:
342889
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2025.
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