Lecture comprehension difficulties experienced by Omani students in an English-medium engineering programme

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Table 1: Interview coding scheme Students’ Interviews Coding Scheme

No.	Code	Definition
1.	EMI LNG CH EMI Language-related Challenges	This code refers to when students talk about their language-related challenges encountered during their undergraduate engineering programme.
2.	LEC COM CH Lecture Comprehension-related Challenges	This code refers to when students talk about the lecture comprehension-related challenges and difficulties.
3.	ST COP STR Student Coping Strategies	This code refers to when students talk about the coping strategies that they used to cope with EMI challenges in their engineering classes.
4.	LI USE First Language Use	This code refers to when students talk about the use of L1 in their engineering classes by their peers and teachers. It also may include students’ views on their preference/no preference for the use of the L1 by teachers in delivering their engineering classes.
5.	CS EMI CH Causes of EMI Challenges	This code refers to when students talk about the causes of these language-related challenges in their engineering classes.
6.	EMI CH IMP ST STU EMI Impact on Students’ Studies	This code refers to when students talk about the impacts of EMI challenges on their studies and their entire degree.

Table 2: Engineering student participants’ profiles

Student participant	Gender	Nationality	Specialty/Major	Level
S1	M	Omani	Mechanical Engineering	B-Tech Final Year
S2	M	Omani	Mechanical Engineering	B-Tech Final Year
S3	M	Omani	Mechanical Engineering	B-Tech Final Year
S4	F	Omani	Computer Engineering	BSc Final Year
S5	M	Omani	Mechanical Engineering	B-Tech Final Year
S6	M	Omani	Mechanical Engineering	Higher Diploma
S7	M	Omani	Mechanical Engineering	Higher Diploma
S8	F	Omani	Computer Engineering	Higher Diploma
S9	F	Omani	Computer Engineering	Higher Diploma
S10	M	Omani	Mechanical Engineering	B-Tech Final Year
S11	M	Omani	Electric engineering	B-Tech Third Year
S12	M	Omani	Telecommunication engineering	B-Tech Third Year