Multilingual Higher Education : Beyond English Medium Orientations

Informationen zum Autor Christa van der Walt is Professor of Language Education in the Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University. Her research interests include language-in-education, English language teaching in multilingual contexts and multilingual education. She is the author of Multilingual Higher Education: Beyond English-medium Orientations (2013). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Christa van der Walt, C. van der Walt, Christa van der Walt, Christa van der Walt
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.04.2013
• EAN: 9781847699183
• ISBN: 978-1-84769-918-3
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 237 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Bilingual Education & Bilingualism; Bilingual Education and Biling; Bilingual Education & Bilingua; Bilingual Education & Bilingualism
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system