Marion Nao
Biographic Data
| ID | 128349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marion Nao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marion |
| FAMILY NAME | Nao |
| SIGNATURE | NAO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Open University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6300-4867 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An analysis of the rise of English-taught programmes in the North Macedonian context
This study examines the proliferation of English-medium instruction (EMI) within North Macedonia’s higher education system, a context emblematic of broader regional trends towards Europeanisation in the Western Balkans. Moving beyond the steering at a distance framework (Kickert, 1995), we analyse EMI development through the lens of post-socialist state-building and marketisation. Employing social process tracing (Kaas et al., 2025), we analysed …
Adopting social process tracing in applied linguistics
Despite English-medium instruction (EMI) being one of the fastest growing phenomena in global higher education, there is still little clarity about what triggers universities to implement it. This is partially due to a lack of tools in EMI research for the investigation of causal relationships. This paper showcases how a rigorous adoption of social process tracing (SPT) can prove an effective tool to investigate causality in areas of applied ling…
English-medium instruction in European higher education
Notwithstanding the wide consensus that English-medium instruction (EMI) in European higher education has grown explosively since the turn of the century (Wächter, B., and Maiworm, F. 2014. English-taught programmes in European higher education: The state of play in 2014. Bonn: Lemmens), there has been little research which addresses issues related to operationalizing EMI, nor has a pan-European update on EMI figures been given since 2013. This s…
University autonomy is a predictor of English medium instruction in European higher education
Despite extensive research into English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education, few if any studies have explored the role of higher education autonomy in driving EMI. This paper tests the novel hypothesis that university autonomy—spearheaded across European higher education through neoliberally predicated ‘steering at a distance’ reforms—predicts EMI. The data are multilevel with higher education institutions (HEIs) nested inside ed…
Neoliberal governance towards the non-German-speaking world in Austria's internationalization of higher education
As in many parts of Europe, Austria has seen increasing internationalization of its public universities since modernization reforms towards autonomy and accompanying steering-at-a-distance practices of state ministries. Here, we explore the sociolinguistic relevance of such neoliberal governance on this trend. In a novel turn, we invert the common lens on English as an incoming language to examine instead the monitoring of internationalization da…
Macro-level language policy and planning to promote and maintain English-taught programmes in Turkish higher education
This paper explores how higher education governance and macro-level (governmental) language policy and planning (LPP) impact (a) the growth and (b) sustainability of English-medium instruction (EMI) programmes in the Turkish higher education context, an Expanding Circle country (Kachru, 1985). We examine higher education policy documents and regulations and interview elite participants (N = 20), i.e. higher education administrative and governance…
University autonomy and the increasing shift to English in academic programmes at European universities
This paper centres on a dialogue with Liviu Matei, Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy at Kings College London, which aims to transcend sociolinguistic disciplinary boundaries by exploring the increasing use of English for higher education academic programmes at European universities within the context of university autonomy. Once Provost of the Central European University, forced to move from Hungary to Austria when its institutional…
The lady doth protest too much, methinks
'So You Are from England'
The article explores ‘culture talk’ at the outset of first-time encounters between teachers and students of English as a foreign language in the conversation lounge of a Japanese university. It analyses the interactional procedures by which the foreign place of origin of the teacher becomes the topic of conversation following his or her initial categorization by the Japanese students, for example, ‘so you are from England’. In doing so, it draws …
The pragmatic realization of the native speaking English teacher as a monolingual ideal
The pragmatic realization of the native speaking English teacher as a monolingual ideal
'So You Are from England'
The article explores ‘culture talk’ at the outset of first-time encounters between teachers and students of English as a foreign language in the conversation lounge of a Japanese university. It analyses the interactional procedures by which the foreign place of origin of the teacher becomes the topic of conversation following his or her initial categorization by the Japanese students, for example, ‘so you are from England’. In doing so, it draws …
The lady doth protest too much, methinks
University autonomy and the increasing shift to English in academic programmes at European universities
This paper centres on a dialogue with Liviu Matei, Professor of Higher Education and Public Policy at Kings College London, which aims to transcend sociolinguistic disciplinary boundaries by exploring the increasing use of English for higher education academic programmes at European universities within the context of university autonomy. Once Provost of the Central European University, forced to move from Hungary to Austria when its institutional…
Macro-level language policy and planning to promote and maintain English-taught programmes in Turkish higher education
This paper explores how higher education governance and macro-level (governmental) language policy and planning (LPP) impact (a) the growth and (b) sustainability of English-medium instruction (EMI) programmes in the Turkish higher education context, an Expanding Circle country (Kachru, 1985). We examine higher education policy documents and regulations and interview elite participants (N = 20), i.e. higher education administrative and governance…
Adopting social process tracing in applied linguistics
Despite English-medium instruction (EMI) being one of the fastest growing phenomena in global higher education, there is still little clarity about what triggers universities to implement it. This is partially due to a lack of tools in EMI research for the investigation of causal relationships. This paper showcases how a rigorous adoption of social process tracing (SPT) can prove an effective tool to investigate causality in areas of applied ling…
English-medium instruction in European higher education
Notwithstanding the wide consensus that English-medium instruction (EMI) in European higher education has grown explosively since the turn of the century (Wächter, B., and Maiworm, F. 2014. English-taught programmes in European higher education: The state of play in 2014. Bonn: Lemmens), there has been little research which addresses issues related to operationalizing EMI, nor has a pan-European update on EMI figures been given since 2013. This s…
University autonomy is a predictor of English medium instruction in European higher education
Despite extensive research into English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education, few if any studies have explored the role of higher education autonomy in driving EMI. This paper tests the novel hypothesis that university autonomy—spearheaded across European higher education through neoliberally predicated ‘steering at a distance’ reforms—predicts EMI. The data are multilevel with higher education institutions (HEIs) nested inside ed…
Neoliberal governance towards the non-German-speaking world in Austria's internationalization of higher education
As in many parts of Europe, Austria has seen increasing internationalization of its public universities since modernization reforms towards autonomy and accompanying steering-at-a-distance practices of state ministries. Here, we explore the sociolinguistic relevance of such neoliberal governance on this trend. In a novel turn, we invert the common lens on English as an incoming language to examine instead the monitoring of internationalization da…
An analysis of the rise of English-taught programmes in the North Macedonian context
This study examines the proliferation of English-medium instruction (EMI) within North Macedonia’s higher education system, a context emblematic of broader regional trends towards Europeanisation in the Western Balkans. Moving beyond the steering at a distance framework (Kickert, 1995), we analyse EMI development through the lens of post-socialist state-building and marketisation. Employing social process tracing (Kaas et al., 2025), we analysed …
Second Language Learning and Teaching (7 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Pedagogy (4 works)