Denmark: Assessing lecturers’ English proficiency

By Joyce Kling. The implementation of English as the medium of instruction (EMI) has caught the attention of international offices and department heads as a means of recruiting students from around the globe. In Denmark, EMI programmes have been in place for over 20 years. At the start, much of the focus was on course content and availability. However, as the years progressed, concerns pertaining to the adequacy of linguistic proficiency for teaching and learning have been debated across the country. More...