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Language Policy and Planning in Universities

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In a world where higher education is increasingly internationalised, questions of language use and multilingualism are central to the ways in which universities function in teaching, research and administration. Contemporary universities find themselves in complex linguistic environments that may include national level language policies, local linguistic diversity, an internationalised student body, increasing international collaboration in research, and increased demand for the use and learning of international languages, especially English. The book presents a critical analysis of how universities are responding these complexities in different contexts around the world. The contributions show that language issues in universities are complex and often contested as universities try to negotiate the national and the international in their work. In some contexts, universities’ language policies and the ways in which they are implemented may have a negative impact on their ways of working. In other contexts, however, universities have embraced multilingualism in ways that have opened up new academic possibilities for staff and students. Collectively, the chapters show that universities’ language policy and planning are a work in progress and that much further work is needed for universities to achieve their language goals. This book was originally published as a special issue of Current Issues in Language Planning.

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ISBN: 9781138301900
Publication date: 7th November 2017
Author: Anthony J. (University of Warwick, UK) Liddicoat
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 278 pages
Genres: Literature: history and criticism
Language teaching theory and methods
Sociolinguistics
Bilingualism and multilingualism
Language teaching and learning