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LINGUISTIC ACCOMMODATION IN ENGLISHMEDIUM INSTRUCTION INVESTIGATING ADJUSTMENTS BY NONNATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS

11 Pages : 103-114

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-IV).11      10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-IV).11      Published : Dec 2024

Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers

    This study explores how non-native English-speaking students and teachers accommodate each other linguistically in EMI classrooms. The research explores the features of these strategies, including language simplification, visual aids, code-switching, and non-verbal cues, in terms of their frequency and types to identify how they impact communication/learning.Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from 200 students and 50 teachers. The study found that both students and teachers used simplification in language and visual aids to show what was being discussed.These are also well-documented, underscoring their importance in multilingual classrooms.The Pearson correlation analysis in Table 2 suggests significant positive correlations between the use of simplification and non-verbal cues language proficiency scores, which reveals that more proficient learners can employ these strategies better.This article highlights the importance of linguistic accommodation in EMI. It offers suggestions for targeted intervention programs as well as professional development to improve successful educational outcomes through English medium instruction.

    (1) Noor Naeem
    M.phil Scholar, Department of English Linguistics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Umar Razaq
    M.phil Scholar, Department of English Linguistics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Cite this article

    APA : Naeem, N., & Razaq, M. U. (2024). Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers. Global Social Sciences Review, IX(IV), 103-114. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-IV).11
    CHICAGO : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. 2024. "Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers." Global Social Sciences Review, IX (IV): 103-114 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-IV).11
    HARVARD : NAEEM, N. & RAZAQ, M. U. 2024. Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers. Global Social Sciences Review, IX, 103-114.
    MHRA : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. 2024. "Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers." Global Social Sciences Review, IX: 103-114
    MLA : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. "Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers." Global Social Sciences Review, IX.IV (2024): 103-114 Print.
    OXFORD : Naeem, Noor and Razaq, Muhammad Umar (2024), "Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers", Global Social Sciences Review, IX (IV), 103-114
    TURABIAN : Naeem, Noor, and Muhammad Umar Razaq. "Linguistic Accommodation in English-Medium Instruction: Investigating Adjustments by Non-Native English Speakers." Global Social Sciences Review IX, no. IV (2024): 103-114. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2024(IX-IV).11