Book contents
- Researching English Medium Instruction
- The Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series
- Researching English Medium Instruction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Editors
- Notes on Contributors
- An Introduction to Researching English Medium Instruction Using Quantitative Research Methods
- Part I Theoretical Chapters
- Part II Empirical Chapters (Case Studies)
- 5 The Application of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling in Studies of EMI
- 6 Factor Analysis in Writing Research
- 7 Analyzing Questionnaire Data through Many-Facet Rasch Measurement: A Pilot Study of Students’ Attitudes toward EMI in the Chinese Higher Education Context
- 8 Questionnaire Development and Analysis in EMI Research
- 9 Effects of EMI on Learners’ Linguistic Development
- 10 Path Analysis of Science Learning in Hong Kong’s EMI Secondary Schools
- 11 Questionnaire Survey in Researching EMI
- 12 The Use of MANOVA in Analyzing the Effects of Gender on Perceived Difficulties in Speaking and Writing in a Hong Kong EMI University
- 13 Using a Longitudinal Quantitative Design to Investigate Student Transition from Secondary School to EMI Higher Education
- 14 A Corpus-Based Multidimensional Analysis of EMI University Classroom Discourse
- Index
- References
14 - A Corpus-Based Multidimensional Analysis of EMI University Classroom Discourse
The Case of Singapore
from Part II - Empirical Chapters (Case Studies)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 December 2024
Book contents
- Researching English Medium Instruction
- The Cambridge Applied Linguistics Series
- Researching English Medium Instruction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Editors
- Notes on Contributors
- An Introduction to Researching English Medium Instruction Using Quantitative Research Methods
- Part I Theoretical Chapters
- Part II Empirical Chapters (Case Studies)
- 5 The Application of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling in Studies of EMI
- 6 Factor Analysis in Writing Research
- 7 Analyzing Questionnaire Data through Many-Facet Rasch Measurement: A Pilot Study of Students’ Attitudes toward EMI in the Chinese Higher Education Context
- 8 Questionnaire Development and Analysis in EMI Research
- 9 Effects of EMI on Learners’ Linguistic Development
- 10 Path Analysis of Science Learning in Hong Kong’s EMI Secondary Schools
- 11 Questionnaire Survey in Researching EMI
- 12 The Use of MANOVA in Analyzing the Effects of Gender on Perceived Difficulties in Speaking and Writing in a Hong Kong EMI University
- 13 Using a Longitudinal Quantitative Design to Investigate Student Transition from Secondary School to EMI Higher Education
- 14 A Corpus-Based Multidimensional Analysis of EMI University Classroom Discourse
- Index
- References
Summary
English Medium Instruction (EMI) researchers have called for studies that extend our understanding of EMI classroom discourse and the role of language in EMI in general (Dalton-Puffer & Smit, 2013; McKinley & Rose, 2022; Macaro, 2019). Corpus-based analytical frameworks are well-suited to analyze large amounts of naturally occurring language data and thus to provide reliable and verifiable findings about situationally defined language use such as language use in EMI contexts (see also Chapter 9, Author, this volume).
The primary goal of this chapter is to introduce the principles and practices of carrying out an additive multi-dimensional (MD) analysis (Biber, 1988; Berber Sardina et al., 2019) affording an empirically driven comprehensive linguistic analysis of variation in a register that could be applied to an EMI context. Our case study showcases the methodology using 500,000 words of text from the Singapore EMI corpus (SEMIC). Relying on the results of the MD analysis, this chapter also demonstrates how to identify text types via cluster analysis, which could provide additional information about classroom discourse. It will demonstrate show how these advanced quantitative analytical frameworks can be applied to analyze EMI classroom discourse. The chapter will also highlight practical aspects of MD analysis.
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- Researching English Medium InstructionQuantitative Methods for Students and Researchers, pp. 240 - 259Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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