Volume 91 in the Bilingual education and bilingualism Series.

Includes bibliographical references, a subject index, and a country index.

"The general perception that a good command of English is enough to gain access and to be successful in higher education hides the complexity of learning and teaching in multilingual environments, and this book shows that all higher education environments are multilingual to some extent. Strategies like translation, interpreting and switching from one language to another not only support learning but also build competence for multilingual professional environments. Whether institutions focus on widening access to minoritised communities or whether they want to attract more international students, the book argues that a multilingual pedagogy is needed to improve student access and success. Building on work by Nancy Hornberger, Colin Baker and Ofelia Garcia, the book extends strategies and techniques from bilingual education at school level to multilingual higher education." (Book Cover)

CONTENTS:

CHAPTER 1: THE SPECIAL PLACE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
[1.1] Context
[1.2] Terminological Issues
[1.3] A Multilingual Perspective on Learning: Language as a Resource
[1.4] A Sociocultural Perspective on Learning
[1.5] Moving from Primary and Secondary Bi-/Multilingual Education to Multilingual Higher Education
[1.6] Higher Education as a Specific Case in Education
[1.7] Situated in the Local and the Global
[1.7] Conclusion: Finding a Place for Higher Education in Multilingual Education

CHAPTER 2: LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL MULTILINGUAL SETTINGS
[2.1] Introduction: Language in Higher Education Institutions
[2.2] The Role of English
[2.3] The Sociolinguistic Setting of Bi-/Multilingual Higher Education Institutions
[2.4] English-plus Multilingualism: What the Sociolinguistic Setting at Bi-Multilingual Higher Education Institutions Means for the Inclusion of English
[2.5] Conclusion

CHAPTER 3: MANAGING THE CONSEQUENCES OF ENGLISH-PLUS MULTILINGUALISM: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTILITERACIES
[3.1] Language Learning and Teaching Paradigms and Their Influence on Academic Literacy Acquisition
[3.2] The Possibilities of Situated Learning for Academic Literacy Development
[3.3] Conclusion

CHAPTER 4: MULTILINGUAL PEDAGOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION CLASSROOMS: APPROACHES AND TECHNIQUES
[4.1] Institutional Policies and Classroom Practices
[4.2] Conceptualising Multilingual Pedagogy in Higher Education Classroom Settings
[4.3] Proposed Strategies and Practices in Multilingual Classrooms
[4.4] Conclusion

CHAPTER 5: FROM MONO TO MULTI: NEW THINKING ABOUT HIGHER EDUCATION [5.1] Introduction: Higher Education, Prestige and Power
[5.2] From Mono to Multi: Arguments Against False Dichotomies
[5.3] Moving Forward: Future Directions for Research in Multilingual Higher Education
[5.4] Conclusion