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Tsang, Art – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2022
In the context of the exponential growth of multicultural campuses worldwide and the consequent need for students to engage in intercultural interaction, this article reports on parts of the findings of a study examining the relationships between learners' backgrounds (language and intercultural experiences) and their intercultural views and…
Descriptors: Correlation, Intercultural Communication, Multilingualism, Student Attitudes
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Kobayashi, Yoko – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2023
Many people involved in international education, including students and parents, engage in a stepping-stone discourse that identifies English-medium learning in non-Western countries as a preparatory stage for postsecondary education in Western destinations, with the ultimate goal to secure competitive employment. The present study examines how…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, International Education
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Bolton, Kingsley; Botha, Werner; Bacon-Shone, John – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2017
Within the Asian region, Singapore has long been seen as a leader within the field of higher education, with an unmatched record of success in implementing English-medium instruction (EMI) at all levels of education, including colleges and universities. This present study reports on a large-scale survey carried out at one of Singapore's major…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Language of Instruction, English
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Preece, Siân – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2019
As universities in the Anglophone world attend to operating on a global stage, linguistic diversity in the sector has intensified. Historically, higher education has adopted language-as-problem orientations to managing linguistic diversity, viewing multilingual repertoires largely as an obstacle. An emerging body of work informed by…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Self Concept, Higher Education, Multilingualism
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Llurda, Enric; Cots, Josep M.; Armengol, Lurdes – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014
The key role of administrative staff in the implementation of specific institutional policies at university has often been ignored when analysing policies or attitudes related to higher education. Consequently, little is known about the administrative staff's attitudes and involvement relating to the processes of internationalisation and…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Higher Education, Educational Policy, International Education
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McGregor, Graham; Li, Wei – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1991
Sociolinguistic patterns, including internal structuring and clinical norms and values, of Chinese communities in Britain are examined. The complexity of the composition of the Chinese population there are reported, and findings from a pilot study of language choice are discussed in the context of wide sociolinguistic issues Chinese people in…
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries