This book offers a unique view of multilingualism in higher education from a global perspective. It presents a contextualised case of a multilingual language policy which takes the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach. The volume discusses various approaches to multilingual education including CLIL and then proposes guidelines for a multilingual language policy for Universitat Jaume I in Castelló, Spain. It examines the advantages of a multilingual education programme and reviews the success of existing language policies. This book will be an essential resource for researchers and students as well as policy makers.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Introduction
Part I. Multilingualism and Multilingual Education
Chapter 1. Multilingualism
Chapter 2. Multilingual Education
Part II. Multilingualism in Higher Education
Chapter 3. The Socio-political Context
Chapter 4. The Language Component
Chapter 5. The Pedagogical Component
Chapter 6. The Human Factor
Part III. Towards a Multilingual Higher Education Institution: The Case of Universitat Jaume I
Chapter 7. Description of the Study
Chapter 8. Background and Context of Universitat Jaume I
Chapter 9. Proposals for a Multilingual Language Policy
Part IV: Conclusions
Sobre o autor
Dr. Inmaculada Fortanet is a full professor and researcher at Universitat Jaume I (Castellón, Spain), where she has coordinated the Group for Research on Academic and Professional English (GRAPE) for the last 20 years. Her research interests are related to Content and Language Integrated Learning in Higher Education and to multimodal discourse analysis. She is the author of CLIL in Higher Education. Towards a Multilingual Language Policy (Multilingual Matters, 2013). She is a founding member of the association ICLHE (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education) and she belongs to its Executive Board since its creation. She has published articles in English for Specific Purposes, Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Discourse Studies, ESP across Cultures, among others.
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