Lecturer Perceptions toward the Teaching of Mathematics using English as a Medium of Instruction at the International Class Program (ICP) of Mathematics Department of the State University of Makassar

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2018 Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 1028 Issue 1 Conference paper Cited by 1 Quartile

Abstract

The objectives of the study were to find out the lecturers perception on: (1) the teaching and learning of mathematics using English as medium of instruction (EMI) at the International Class Program (ICP) of Mathematics Department of the State University of Makassar (UNM); (2) their students' English achievement after joining in the ICP program. The study applied qualitative research design. Interview was used to collect data. The participants were five lecturers from Mathematics Department. They were all mathematics lecturers (non-English lecturers) and most of them have limited English proficiency. The data were analyzed using Miles and Huberman's qualitative data analysis. The study found that despite many constraints have been found in the program implementation (e.g students and lecturers low English proficiency), the lecturers believed that the program has many positive outcomes (e.g improving students' confidence and fluency in using English, at the same time they could cope with the content materials). © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.

Affiliations

Department of English, Universitas Negeri, Makassar, 90221, Indonesia