The impact of participant background on ELF interactions in EMI

去年，由于外国交换生的回归，我终于取得了一些进步。不幸的是，EMI班的英语L1学生数量并没有恢复到covid前的时间，所以我不得不调整我的计划，在完整的教室里收集录音。我能够在我的机构设计并进行EMI课程参与者的问卷调查。我目前正在分析这些数据，并希望在秋季和冬季的会议上展示它，以及之前收集的口头互动数据。我还参加了一些会议，扩大了我在日本与EMI有关的问题以及在这种情况下使用英语作为通用语的知识。

Last year, I was finally able to make some progress due to the return of foreign exchange students to our university. Unfortunately, the numbers of English L1 students in EMI classes has not returned to pre-COVID times, so I am having to adjust my plans for collecting recordings in intact classrooms.I was able to design and conduct a questionnaire of EMI class participants at my institution. I am currently analysing these data and hope to present it, along with the previously collected spoken interaction data, at conferences in the autumn and winter.I have also been able to attend some conferences and expand my knowledge on issues related to EMI in Japan and the use of English as a lingua franca in such contexts.