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Direct linkLittle, David – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This article is my answer to the question: What is your vision of university language centres in the 21st century? I argue that language centres can best establish themselves as beacons of good practice by embracing, exploring and further developing the concept of plurilingualism, promoting the autonomy of their students, and constructively…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Personal Autonomy, College Students, Language Laboratories
Marazzi, Alessandra – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2019
Autonomy and self-learning are ongoing challenges for universities generally, and for their language centres specifically when it comes to language learning and acquisition. The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia has always paid attention to both fostering autonomy in its learners and developing customized language learning activities. Among…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Management Systems
Critchley, Mark; Wyburd, Jocelyn – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2021
In this paper, we explore how language centres can and need to seize the initiative in matters of internationalisation, language policy and supporting a multilingual and multicultural institutional environment. We identify and explore a number of challenges and opportunities, using the situation in the United Kingdom as our example, demonstrating…
Descriptors: Universities, International Education, Strategic Planning, Higher Education
Carter, Beverly-Anne – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
This paper draws on two research activities to discuss the role of research at the Centre for Language Learning (CLL) at The University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago. Established in 1997, the CLL introduced languages for all into this Caribbean higher education (HE) context. The CLL also introduced an expanded…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality
Spencer, Alice; Bussi, Anna – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2020
In the present article, we demonstrate the utility of Open Badge certifications in documenting ESP, EAP and EMI courses. Open Badges are online records of achievement which document field-specific, soft and technical skills. They consist of a visual image and a set of embedded metadata, they are endorsed by the institution which issues them and…
Descriptors: English for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language of Instruction
Dlaska, Andrea – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2012
One of the key recommendations of the Worton Review of Modern Foreign Languages provision in higher education in England (2009) is more effective collaboration between language centres and language departments. This paper presents a fully integrated model of such collaboration and develops recommendations for language centres and language…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Laboratories
