Multilingual Higher Education

Beyond English Medium Orientations

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Education & Teaching, Educational Theory, Adult & Continuing Education, Language Arts, Linguistics
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Author: Christa van der Walt ISBN: 9781847699213
Publisher: Channel View Publications Publication: April 12, 2013
Imprint: Multilingual Matters Language: English
Author: Christa van der Walt
ISBN: 9781847699213
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Publication: April 12, 2013
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Language: English

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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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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