Engineering students’ challenges and coping strategies in English-medium instruction: a Q methodology study
Vararin Charoenpornsook,
Athip Thumvichit
Abstract:Using Q methodology, this study examines the challenges in English-medium instruction (EMI) and corresponding coping strategies among engineering students. The participants included 47 current and former undergraduate engineering students at a Thai university. The findings revealed three factors, each representing a distinct combination of challenges and coping strategies. The first factor represents students who encountered unfamiliar characteristics of instructors, yet they adopted an emotion-focused approac… Show more
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