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SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Higher Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1473820
This article is part of the Research Topic Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Chinese Higher Education: Emerging Challenges View all 12 articles

From local to global: Systematically reviewing higher education internationalization in Asia

Provisionally accepted
Paisan Sukjairungwattana Paisan Sukjairungwattana 1Haiyang Hu Haiyang Hu 2*Ruijia Liu Ruijia Liu 3Ziqing Liu Ziqing Liu 4
  • 1 Mahidol University, Salaya, Thailand
  • 2 Macao Polytechnic University, Macau, Macao, SAR China
  • 3 The University of Manchester, Manchester, England, United Kingdom
  • 4 City University of Macau, Macao, Macao, SAR China

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    With the advancement of globalization, English as a key resource for knowledge, business, and culture has become increasingly important in higher education. This study aims to explore the challenges of English education in the process of internationalization of higher education in Asia, especially in China. This study systematically reviews relevant literature associated with Asian countries, focusing on the impact of English-medium instruction (EMI) courses on student performance in China, Japan, and Central Asia. The findings indicate that while English education provides students with broader international communication opportunities, it also poses challenges in terms of cultural identity and academic performance. Furthermore, changes in policies and practices have had a profound impact on the experiences of teachers and students, especially in the context of international schools and education centers.

    Keywords: internationalization, higher education, English education, Cultural identity, Globalization

    Received: 31 Jul 2024; Accepted: 18 Nov 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sukjairungwattana, Hu, Liu and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Haiyang Hu, Macao Polytechnic University, Macau, Macao, SAR China

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