English Medium Instruction (EMI)
English Medium Instruction (EMI) : Issues, Challenges & Benefits Prakash Mani Ghimire Teacher, Shree Mahendra Vidya Bodh Secondary School, Balkot, Arghakhanchi Abstract English is regarded as a foreign language in Nepal but nowadays people are giving a greater priority to it. Even various new varieties of English are emerging i.e. there is no only one specific English, people in our context are also crazy about English. The government has given a greater emphasis on English from early grades to higher studies. English Medium Instruction (EMI) has become a buzz word. Most of the people, even in rural areas are also interested on English medium schools (Boarding Schools) and the number of the students in public school is decreasing day by day because of the lack of EMI. EMI seems to be a tool to increase the number of students in such schools. In this article, I have tried to discuss on the issues, challenges and benefits of EMI. Introduction EMI refers the teaching of o...