Language Policy in Higher Education - The Case of Medium-Sized Languages (Hardcover)

In today's increasingly interconnected, knowledge-based world, language policy in higher education is rapidly becoming a crucial area for all societies aiming to play a part in the global economy. The challenge is double faceted: how can universities retain their crucial role of creating the intellectual elites who are indispensable for the running of national affairs and, at the same time, prepare their best-educated citizens for competition in a global market? To what extent is English really pushing other languages out of the academic environment? Drawing on the experience of several medium-sized language communities, this volume provides the reader with some important insights into how language policies can be successfully implemented. The different sociolinguistic contexts under scrutiny offer an invaluable comparative standpoint to understand what position can - or could - be occupied by each language at the level of higher education.

General

Imprint:	Multilingual Matters
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Multilingual Matters
Release date:	December 2014
First published:	2015
Editors:	F. Xavier Vila Moreno • Vanessa Bretxa
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	232
ISBN-13:	978-1-78309-275-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > Bilingualism & multilingualism Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Universities / polytechnics
LSN:	1-78309-275-0
Barcode:	9781783092758

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