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One of the most tangible outcomes of the internationalisation process in higher education is the implementation of English-medium instruction (EMI) programmes.

This work is the result of a four-year project in which history content teachers and language specialists at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) collaborated with a view to helping students meet the language demands associated with learning in English. In order to achieve this goal, the authors became familiar with the content delivered in history EMI courses and the teaching materials (books, journal articles, handouts, links to web pages, etc.) to be used during the different courses.

The aim of this book is to provide EMI students of history with the tools to adapt their discourse to the specific features of their specialisation, which will put them in a better position to make the most out of their experience of learning history in English. This entails students learning not only the specific vocabulary, syntax and punctuation characteristic of each speciality, but also other aspects related to the use of English in the field of history, such as pronunciation of key words and ways to improve their writing skills and oral presentations.