@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00002662,
 author = {Harshbarger, Bill and Morrell, Audrey and Riney, Timothy J.},
 journal = {語学研究, ICU Language Research Bulletin},
 month = {},
 note = {This paper looks at the extent and distribution of English-medium instruction at
International Christian University (ICU) from 2008 to 2011. This time period
represents the first four years following a major academic reform in the College of
Liberal Arts (CLA) at ICU, and a time when the administration aimed to increase the
percentage of courses taught in English to 45%. The two main questions addressed in
the paper were, in 2008-2011, (a) how close did ICU get to this 45% target, and (b)
what constraints limited the availability of English-medium instruction? This type of
information, which both students and their advisers need to know, has not been
provided by the ICU administration in the past, nor for the period considered in this
paper. Our results show an increase in “E-course” offerings (an ICU designation for
courses in which English is used primarily) from 15.2% in 1997-2000, to 21% in 2008-
2011. Inconsistent availability of English-medium instruction was found across majors,
and involved the major prerequisite courses, 100-level courses, and General Education
(GE) courses. Scheduling patterns which further constrained the availability of
English-medium courses for some students were found. Finally, we found that the
percentage of senior theses written in English by March graduates had dropped to 28%.
Based on our findings, we suggest some questions for future discussion at ICU.},
 pages = {1--14},
 title = {English-medium Instruction Across Majors at ICU (2008-2011):Opportunities and Constraints},
 volume = {26},
 year = {2012}
}