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English as a global language Next Gen Literacies

How do universities decide whose English needs to be tested for admission?

(Image credit: Mana Akbarzadegan via Unsplash) When Muhammad* applied for admission to a postgraduate degree at an Australian university, he was asked to show evidence of his English language proficiency.…

Ingrid PillerJanuary 6, 2023

Language in education

Schooling challenges of multilingual children

Colours of the alphabet February 21 is International Mother Language Day and serves as an opportunity to discuss and promote the use of first-language medium education. The United Nations Educational,…

Laura Smith-KhanFebruary 21, 2018

Language in education

Sink-or-swim for international students

For international students, it's sink or swim (Image source: luvimages.com) It is one of the basic findings of decades of research in bilingual education that language submersion is not a…

Ingrid PillerAugust 6, 2014

English as a global language

Internationalization and Englishization in Higher Education

University rankings drive the Englishization of global academia The Intercultural Communication Special Interest Group of the British Association of Applied Linguistics is hosting a seminar at Newcastle University next week…

Ingrid PillerMay 9, 2013

How do universities decide whose English needs to be tested for admission?

Schooling challenges of multilingual children

Sink-or-swim for international students

Internationalization and Englishization in Higher Education

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