28.4693, Books: Standards of English in Higher Education: Murray

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Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 13:52:40
From: Louise Bowes [lbowes at cambridge.org]
Subject: Standards of English in Higher Education: Murray

Title: Standards of English in Higher Education 
Subtitle: Issues, Challenges and Strategies 
Publication Year: 2017 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://cambridge.org

Book URL: http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/languages-linguistics/applied-linguistics-and-second-language-acquisition/standards-english-higher-education-issues-challenges-and-strategies 

Author: Neil Murray

Paperback: ISBN:  9781108436434 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 29.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108436434 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 22.99
Paperback: ISBN:  9781108436434 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 26.83

Abstract:

Editor’s Note: This is a new edition of a previously announced book.

The student demographic of universities today has changed quite dramatically
from even a decade ago. As universities seek to internationalise, widen
participation and derive attendant reputational and financial benefits, along
with greater opportunities for research collaborations and industry links,
they also face a growing challenge associated with what Neil Murray terms 'the
English language question'. In particular, as the proportion of students of
non-English speaking backgrounds entering universities increases, there is
growing concern over levels of language proficiency and what this can mean for
educational standards, the student experience and, ultimately, institutional
standing. Standards of English in Higher Education unpacks a number of key and
interrelated issues - for example, the assessment of proficiency and the
structure and nature of provision - that bear on the question of English
language standards, and in doing so offers a frank and critical appraisal of
English language in higher education today.

1. The 'English language question' in the context of the changing face of
higher education
2. English language: the need for and impact of policy and regulation
3. Seeking definitional clarity: what is 'English language proficiency'?
4. Pre-enrolment language assessment and English language conditions of entry
5. Post-enrolment language assessment: challenges and opportunities
6. From assessment to provision
7. Innovation in English language provision: driving and navigating
institutional change
8. Innovation in English language provision in higher education: an Australian
case study.

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)

Written In: English  (eng)

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http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=121876

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