Language Policy in Higher Education : The Case of Medium-Sized Languages /

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 in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Beukes, Anne-Marie (Contribuidor), Bretxa, Vanessa (Editor ), Haberland, Hartmut (Contribuidor), Parera, Eva Pons (Contribuidor), Preisler, Bent (Contribuidor), Ram, Drorit (Contribuidor), Sherman, Tamah (Contribuidor), Vila Moreno, F. Xavier (Editor ), Vila, F. Xavier (Contribuidor), Ylönen, Sabine (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2014]
Colección:Multilingual Matters
Temas:
Education, Higher > Cross-cultural studies.
Language policy > Cross-cultural studies.
Multilingualism > Cross-cultural studies.
Native language and education > Cross-cultural studies.
Sociolinguistics > Cross-cultural studies.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Tables and Figures
  • Contributors
  • 1. Language Policy in Higher Education in Medium-Sized Language Communities: An Introduction
  • 2. The Position of Danish, English and Other Languages at Danish Universities in the Context of Danish Society
  • 3. The Position of Czech and Other Languages at Universities in the Czech Republic: Some Initial Observations
  • 4. The Position of Finnish and Swedish as well as Other Languages at Universities in Finland
  • 5. Challenges for Hebrew in Higher Education and Research Environments
  • 6. Challenges for South Africa's Medium-Sized Indigenous Languages in Higher Education and Research Environments
  • 7. The Position of Catalan in Higher Education in Catalonia
  • 8. Medium-Sized Languages as Viable Linguae Academicae
  • Index

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