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    Student Perceptions of Bilingual Teaching Practices: Evidence from a Colombian University
    (Taylor & Francis, 2024) Pablo Antonio Archila; Giovanna Danies; Federico Calderón; Isabella Coronado; Anne‐Marie Truscott de Mejía; Silvia Restrepo
    Recent studies in higher education suggest that teaching academic content using English as the Medium of Instruction (EMI) seems impractical and ineffective in countries where English is the second or foreign language. Additionally, students' resistance to an English-only format remains problematic. University first language-English bilingual courses are a legitimate possibility to promote the internationalization of higher education in countries where English is the second or foreign language. However, little is known about students' perceptions of Bilingual Teaching Practices (BTPs) in university courses and the Bilingual Study Techniques (BSTs) they use to deal with this type of practice. In this cross-sectional study, the 30-item questionnaire was adapted to explore the students' (N = 1,615) perceptions and BSTs in a Colombian university. The results reveal that 50.8% of the respondents preferred the use of both Spanish and English in their university courses. "Discipline-specific vocabulary" was the most recurrent difficulty that students had in their bilingual courses. Moreover, we found that participants overused "online translator" as BST. Furthermore, the results show that participants had positive perceptions towards the use of English in educational and professional settings. Implications for bilingual education policy and practice are discussed.