This study investigates parents’ perspectives towards using English as a medium of instruction (EMI). Hundred and seventeen (117) parents who had children studying at higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Sultanate of Oman answered a questionnaire featuring 40 items with a 5-point Likert-scale response key. Findings indicate that, while many parents displayed favorable attitudes towards implementing EMI in HEIs, approximately half of them asserted that their children’s English is not good enough to cope with EMI. Therefore, most of them believed that some courses at least should follow Arabic medium instruction. The study explores the advantages and disadvantages of EMI, and findings reveal that the majority of the respondents identify more advantages. It was also found out that the respondents assisted their children in several ways to cope with EMI. For instance, by financing their children to learn English in private institutions, encouraging children to translate their course materials into the Arabic language, and seeking the support of parents’ friends to explain doubts and what children have not understood in the classroom.

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家长对阿曼高等教育实施英语教学的看法

本研究调查了父母对使用英语作为教学语言 (EMI) 的看法。有孩子在阿曼苏丹国高等教育机构 (HEIs) 学习的一百一十七 (117) 名父母回答了一份问卷，问卷包含 40 个项目，回答键为 5 点李克特量表。调查结果表明，虽然许多家长对在高等教育机构实施 EMI 表现出积极态度，但大约一半的家长认为他们孩子的英语水平不足以应对 EMI。因此，他们中的大多数人认为，一些课程至少应该遵循阿拉伯语的中等教学。该研究探讨了 EMI 的优势和劣势，调查结果表明，大多数受访者确定了更多优势。还发现，受访者以多种方式帮助他们的孩子应对 EMI。例如，资助孩子在私立机构学习英语，鼓励孩子将课程材料翻译成阿拉伯语，寻求家长朋友的支持，解释孩子在课堂上的疑惑和不明白的地方。