MULTILINGUAL HIGHER EDUCATION by Christa van der Walt ( 9781847699206 )

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Title:

MULTILINGUAL HIGHER EDUCATION
BEYOND ENGLISH MEDIUM ORIENTATIONS

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ISBN 10:

1847699200

ISBN 13:

9781847699206

Publisher:

CHANNEL VIEW PUBLICATIONS LTD

Pub. date:

12 April, 2013

Series:

Bilingual Education & Bilingualism

Pages:

240

Description:

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.

Synopsis:

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 Garcia, the book extends strategies and techniques from bilingual education at school level to multilingual higher education.

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Imprint:

Multilingual Matters

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Non-returnable

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