Assessing students’ perceptions regarding English Medium Instruction in Higher Education

Abstract

This paper investigates the satisfaction degree of students engaged in English-taught undergraduate programmes in the University of Oviedo. In particular, this research is intended to assess the perceptions of students on the implementation of bilingual degrees and the impact these programmes might have on their language competence in English, the promotion of their international dimension, and the improvement in their career prospects. The research sample is composed of 255 undergraduate students engaged in bilingual streams. The paper relies on quantitative and descriptive methodology and the data were analysed using SPSS. Although the overall satisfaction with English-taught programmes is rather high, the conclusions of the study allow us to identify lines of optimization and propose improvements for the implementation of bilingual programmes in similar contexts.