Language in the Academy: Cultural Reflexivity and Intercultural Dynamics. Joan Turner

by Joan Turner

Book Overview

This book takes a critical look at why issues of language in higher education are routinely marginalised, despite the growing internationalisation of universities. Through analyses of a variety of intercultural encounters, the book highlights the range of interpretative possibilities available for understanding these encounters, and suggests the role that the reality of the contemporary intercultural dynamic between the Socratic and Confucian pedagogic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1847693210
• ISBN13: 9781847693211
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.2"