EMI in Cental Asia

İncluded in central Asia are Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan (Hajar et al., 2023). The study conducted in Kazakhstan reported in this chapter found that most students indicated that although it was their parents’ decision to send them to an EMI school, they gradually realised that studying at this school supported their identity formation as users of English and helped them visualise their ideal end state, relating to professional, intercultural and academic gains. The teachers also valued working in an EMI environment with highly-motivated, talented students and helping them achieve their desired future selves.