Language Alternation, Language Choice and Language Encounter in International Tertiary Education

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Haberland, Hartmut (Editor), Lønsmann, Dorte (Editor), Preisler, Bent (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Multilingual Education, 5
• Subjects: Education.; Applied linguistics.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Language and education.; Language Education.; Applied Linguistics.; Educational Policy and Politics.

Reflecting the increased use of English as lingua franca in today’s university education, this volume maps the interplay and competition between English and other tongues in a learning community that in practice is not only bilingual but multilingual. The volume includes case studies from Japan, Aus...