Jakarta, 12 March 2015 Maria Anityasari, Ph.D

ITS’s Initiatives in Providing Classes with EMI: Findings, Challenges,

and Future Plan

ITS Vision & Strategies

To become an innovative research university with international reputation

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ITS’s Initiatives

Indonesian Qualification

Framework (IQF) – based – Education

Lab – based – Education (LBE)

Student – Centered –

Learning (SCL)

Proficiency in foreign languages

for graduation (Min TOEFL score of 477 for English)

Providing classes with English as the

Medium of Instruction (EMI)

Internationalization for Academic, Non-

Academic Staffs, and Students

Lecturers International Understanding & Competencies

Workshops & Language Proficiency Workshops

Students Facilities,

Curriculum, Learning Methods

Joint Degree,

Exchange, Internship

Non – Academic

Staffs

International Accreditations

Joint Research, Seminar & Publication

System Approach for Classes with EMI

EMI Classes at ITS

2008

A voluntary initiative to run some elective courses with EMI

2011

A parallel class at the Department of industrial Engineering dedicated to use EMI

2013

Each department commits to provide classes with EMI if there is international students joining the class

2014

The new academic regulation rules that each department has to run minimum 2 courses with EMI

Classes with EMI at Dept of IE 2

01

1

• Students are recruited after they have been accepted at IE ITS

• Min TOEFL score is 477

• Parent’s consent

• In & out at the end of 2nd semester

20

12

• Min TOEFL was increased to 500

• Academic monitoring is performed

• One academic advisor for all

• Counseling is provided for students who should leave the program

• Parent consultation needed

20

13

– 2

01

4

• The classes are open for regular students who want to try

• Writing difficulties for students who want to write their final project

• Additional English course is provided with low impact

1 2 3

Material is not clearly delivered due to several unfamiliar terminologies

There is an overlapping between assessment of language and understanding of the course’s content

Lecturers sometimes still deliver material and announcements in Bahasa

Students are more comfortable to discuss in Bahasa between themselves

Negative Teaching environment are more active with discussion

Students are easier to find other material sources

Lecturers have tendency to encourage student to be actively involved

The existence of the classes with EMI attracts international students

Positive

Class Finding

Material is not clearly delivered due to several unfamiliar terminologies

There is an overlapping between assessment of language and understanding of the course’s content

Lecturers sometimes still deliver material and announcements in Bahasa

Students are more comfortable to discuss in Bahasa between themselves

Negative Teaching environment are more active with discussion

Students are easier to find other material sources

Lecturers have tendency to encourage student to be actively involved

The existence of the classes with EMI attracts international students

Positive

• English text books are not available for all courses

• Presentation materials are still in Bahasa (especially study cases)

• Practicum materials are still in Bahasa

• Not confident enough to use English

• Not having strong will to update old teaching materials

• Lecturers have limited experience to teach in English

• Non academic staffs do not yet use English in administrative deeds

• There is remarkable gap in students’ English skills

• Students are lacking in delivering things in English

Ability Human Resources

Facility Comfort Zone

Obstacles During Improvements

• English text books are not available for all courses

• Presentation materials are still in Bahasa (especially study cases)

• Practicum materials are still in Bahasa

• Not confident enough to use English

• Not having strong will to update old teaching materials

• Lecturers have limited experience to teach in English

• Non academic staffs do not yet use English in administrative deeds

• There is remarkable gap in students’ English skills

• Students are lacking in delivering things in English

Ability Human Resources

Facility Comfort Zone

Malaysia South Korea

Korean only use one language in their

country and almost impossible for

foreigners to live without basic Korean for living

Academic <4 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9

Korea, South 0% 1% 5% 13% 23% 24% 17% 10% 4% 1% 0% 0%

Malaysia 0% 0% 1% 3% 8% 15% 19% 19% 17% 13% 4% 0%

IELTS Academic Test Result 2012 Percentile

Source: www.ielts.org

2014 2013

Malaysia has several languages,

which are Malaysian, English, Chinese, and

Indian. They have been used to deal with various ethnics and races.

Comparison Between South Korea and Malaysia

Malaysia South Korea

Korean only use one language in their

country and almost impossible for

foreigners to live without basic Korean for living

Academic <4 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9

Korea, South 0% 1% 5% 13% 23% 24% 17% 10% 4% 1% 0% 0%

Malaysia 0% 0% 1% 3% 8% 15% 19% 19% 17% 13% 4% 0%

IELTS Academic Test Result 2012 Percentile

Source: www.ielts.org

2014 2013

Malaysia has several languages,

which are Malaysian, English, Chinese, and

Indian. They have been used to deal with various ethnics and races.

Koreans are good at writing and excellent in grammar

They have eager to learn when facing problem

Students are fully equipped with high technology and access to unlimited journals and/or proceedings

Poor communication skill

Koreans are embarrassed much when using English

Koreans are relatively individualistic so discussion is not often

Malaysians are good at speaking English fluently

They tend to work in group and discuss together

Relatively poor writing skill

Classes are conducted mixed in English and Korean

Classes are conducted mixed in English and Malaysian

Lecturers have high availability so that students are always welcomed

Students are not involved actively in classes; mostly one-way teaching is implemented

Students have limited access for English learning materials

Teaching materials are all designed in English

Strengths and Weaknesses

Koreans are good at writing and excellent in grammar

They have eager to learn when facing problem

Students are fully equipped with high technology and access to unlimited journals and/or proceedings

Poor communication skill

Koreans are embarrassed much when using English

Koreans are relatively individualistic so discussion is not often

Malaysians are good at speaking English fluently

They tend to work in group and discuss together

Relatively poor writing skill

Classes are conducted mixed in English and Korean

Classes are conducted mixed in English and Malaysian

Lecturers have high availability so that students are always welcomed

Students are not involved actively in classes; mostly one-way teaching is implemented

Students have limited access for English learning materials

Teaching materials are all designed in English

• Provide all course materials in English

• Provide better reward system for classes with EMI

• Implement connecting classroom strategy

• Increase language proficiency of students

• Provide learning center

• Work with students unions & clubs

• Increase language proficiency of non academic staffs at department and university levels

• Provide all administrative services in English

• Increase language proficiency of lecturers

• Equip lecturers with skills to run classes with EMI

Lecturers Non

Academic Staffs

Facility & Management

System Students

Future Action Plan

• Provide all course materials in English

• Provide better reward system for classes with EMI

• Implement connecting classroom strategy

• Increase language proficiency of students

• Provide learning center

• Work with students unions & clubs

• Increase language proficiency of non academic staffs at department and university levels

• Provide all administrative services in English

• Increase language proficiency of lecturers

• Equip lecturers with skills to run classes with EMI

Lecturers Non

Academic Staffs

Facility & Management

System Students

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