Bi/Multilingual Higher Education

Abstract

The statement that the globalization of higher education (HE) is both an opportunity and a threat is self-evident, and the way in which globalization plays out in HE offers opportunities and threats in immediate ways. This chapter focuses on the discourses and practices that support English as the sole language of learning and teaching (LoLT). The discussion turns to existing bi-/multilingual HE institutions and the challenges they face. The author argues for the acknowledgement of bi-/multilingual students by discussing multilingual practices in HE. In conclusion, a multilingual HE pedagogy is embedded in a particular theoretical space, determined by local demands and resources and invigorated by multilingual practices that challenge monolingual, “global” academic conventions. The development of multiliterate competencies should be the focus: bi/multilingual academic discussions, supported by bi/multilingual materials which are enhanced by technological applications result in student commitment to success.

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