Multilingual Higher Education : Beyond English Medium Orientations

Name: Multilingual Higher Education
Brand: Channel View Publications Ltd
SKU: 9781847699183
Price: 6100 KES
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ISBN: 9781847699183

by Christa van der Walt

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

ISBN-10 1847699189

ISBN-13 9781847699183

Publisher Channel View Publications Ltd

Imprint Multilingual Matters

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Apr 12th, 2013

Print length 216 Pages

Weight 352 grams

Dimensions 23.30 x 15.70 x 1.50 cms

Product Classification: Bilingualism & multilingualism Bilingualism and multilingualism Higher & further education, tertiary education Higher education, tertiary education

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This book argues that a multilingual approach to higher education is imperative in an increasingly globalised education environment. This book addresses the need to acknowledge other languages explicitly in classroom instruction and in student learning to improve student success, to widen access and to internationalise institutions.

The general perception that a good command of English is enough to gain access and to be successful in higher education hides the complexity of learning and teaching in multilingual environments, and this book shows that all higher education environments are multilingual to some extent. Strategies like translation, interpreting and switching from one language to another not only support learning but also build competence for multilingual professional environments. Whether institutions focus on widening access to minoritised communities or whether they want to attract more international students, the book argues that a multilingual pedagogy is needed to improve student access and success. Building on work by Nancy Hornberger, Colin Baker and Ofelia García, the book extends strategies and techniques from bilingual education at school level to multilingual higher education.

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