Language and Learning in the International University: From English Uniformity to Diversity and Hybridity

Published by Multilingual Matters 2011

Language and Learning in the International University

From English Uniformity to Diversity and Hybridity

Edited by: Bent Preisler , Ida Klitgård and Anne Fabricius

In the series Languages for Intercultural Communication and Education

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847694157

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Based on a series of studies from universities around the world, this book suggests that internationalization does not equate with across-the-board use of English, and instead represents a new cultural and linguistic hybridity with the potential to develop new identities unfettered by traditional 'us-and-them' binary thinking.

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Preisler Bent :

The editors are all affiliated with Roskilde University, Denmark, as well as the international research centre, âCultural and Linguistic Practices in the International Universityâ (CALPIU). Bent Preisler is Professor of English Sociolinguistics, and founder and director of CALPIU. His main research includes works on the functions of English in an international context.Klitgård Ida :

Ida Klitgård is Associate Professor in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Her work includes stylistics and rhetoric, currently focusing on the concept of plagiarism in student written assignments.Fabricius Anne :

Anne H. Fabricius is Associate Professor of English. Her main research area is sociophonetics, with wider interests in quantitative sociolinguistics, sociolinguistic methodology and the analysis of spoken language.

The editors are all affiliated with Roskilde University, Denmark, as well as the international research centre, 'Cultural and Linguistic Practices in the International University'?? (CALPIU). Bent Preisler is Professor of English Sociolinguistics, and founder and director of CALPIU. His main research includes works on the functions of English in an international context.

Ida Klitgård is Associate Professor in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). Her work includes stylistics and rhetoric, currently focusing on the concept of plagiarism in student written assignments.

Anne H. Fabricius is Associate Professor of English. Her main research area is sociophonetics, with wider interests in quantitative sociolinguistics, sociolinguistic methodology and the analysis of spoken language.

Reviews

Juliane House, Universität Hamburg, Germany:

This excellent volume critically examines the linguistic and cultural challenges faced by today’s internationalized universities from sociolinguistic, ethnographic, conversation- and culture-analytical perspectives. Given the ever-growing use of English as a means of instruction in many universities across the world, the papers in this volume manage to dispel the illusion of uniformity, revealing instead a healthy diversity of language learning and communication practices in many different settings.

Diane Pecorari, School of Education, Culture & Communication, Mälardalen University, Sweden:

Internationalization in higher education increasingly involves not only mobility toward the English inner circle, but also among the outer- and expanding-circle countries. This volume makes an important contribution toward answering the questions about language, ideology and intercultural contact which this trend raises. The twelve chapters examine salient issues across varied geographical contexts from a range of analytical perspectives. This book will be of interest to educators grappling with the complex implications of internationalization.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction B. Preisler Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Part 1: English as a Lingua Franca for Higher Education Teaching and Learning
Chapter 1. The Relationship between Teaching Language and Student Learning in Swedish University Physics J. Airey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Chapter 2. Students’ and Teachers’ Self- Assessment of English Language Proficiency in English-Medium Higher Education in Denmark: A Questionnaire Study C. Jensen, L. Denver, I.M. Mees and C. Werther Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
Part 2: When the Offi cial Lingua Franca Happens to be the First Language of the Majority: The Case of the United Kingdom
Chapter 3. Perceptions of Identity and Issues of Concern among International Students in the United Kingdom P. Sercombe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Chapter 4. Developing Perceptions of Interculturality: A Troublesome Space? C. Montgomery Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
Chapter 5. Internationalising the University: Enabling Selves-in-the-World D. Killick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	76
Part 3: The Construction of International Perspectives in ‘International’ Student Group Work
Chapter 6. Educational Practices in the International University: Language as a Resource for Intercultural Distinction in a Project Group Meeting D. Day and S. Kjærbeck Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Chapter 7. International Basic Studies in the Humanities: Internationalization and Localization in Four Dimensions A.H. Fabricius Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
Part 4: Academic Writing and Literacy in a Transnational Perspective
Chapter 8. Crossing Borders: The Feasibility of Harmonising Academic Literacy Standards across Europe C. Sedgwick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Chapter 9. Plagiarism in the International University: From Kidnapping and Theft to Translation and Hybridity I. Klitgård Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Part 5: East and West at the International University
Chapter 10. International Students at China Three Gorges University: A Survey Hu X. and Chen Y. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Chapter 11. How Far Can Face and Hierarchy Affect Developing Interaction between Korean University Students and their Supervisors in the United Kingdom? J. Back Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
Chapter 12. Intercultural Interaction: Teacher and Student Roles in the Classroom of Portuguese as a Foreign Language in Macau, China R. Teixeira E Silva and C. Cavaco Martins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231

Language: English
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Pages
- Main content: 272
Keywords: higher education; university; internationalization; globalization

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Published: July 18, 2011
ISBN: 9781847694157