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

By Joan Turner

Book Overview

This book tdiscusses why issues of language in higher education are routinely marginalised, despite the internationalisation of universities. It locates the construction of rhetorical norms and values for academic writing within wider cultural practices and power relations and observes the transformative dynamic of intercultural communication.

• 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"