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Multilingual Higher Education : Beyond English Medium Orientations / Christa van der Walt.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Bilingual Education & BilingualismPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2013]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (240 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781847699190
  • 9781847699206
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.017 23
LOC classification:
  • P115.5.S6 V36 2013eb
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Special Place of Higher Education -- 2. Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education: Official and Unofficial Multilingual Settings -- 3. Managing the Consequences of English-plus Multilingualism: The Development of Multiliteracies -- 4. Multilingual Pedagogy in Higher Education Classrooms: Approaches and Techniques -- 5. From Mono to Multi: New Thinking about Higher Education -- References -- Subject Index -- Country Index
Summary: 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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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781847699206

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Special Place of Higher Education -- 2. Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education: Official and Unofficial Multilingual Settings -- 3. Managing the Consequences of English-plus Multilingualism: The Development of Multiliteracies -- 4. Multilingual Pedagogy in Higher Education Classrooms: Approaches and Techniques -- 5. From Mono to Multi: New Thinking about Higher Education -- References -- Subject Index -- Country Index

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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