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Migration and linguistic diversity in higher education: Implications for language teaching practice and policy

Bruen, Jennifer orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9279-2978 and Kelly, Niamh orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1641-5676 (2020) Migration and linguistic diversity in higher education: Implications for language teaching practice and policy. In: Slowey, Maria, Schuetze, H. G. and Zubrzycki, Tanja orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0761-020X, (eds.) Inequality, Innovation and Reform in Higher Education: Challenges of migration and ageing populations. Lifelong Learning Book Series, 25 . Springer International Publishing, Dordrecht, pp. 119-130. ISBN 978-3-030-28226-4

Abstract
An increase in migration has led in recent years to growing diversity in society, particularly linguistic diversity, which in turn is influencing higher education. A significant percentage of students now present with a mother tongue different to the medium of instruction. Many also possess additional competencies in a range of other languages. This chapter considers the challenges and opportunities which this situation poses for language teaching practice and policy in a university context. It also discusses possible implications for the design and delivery of foreign language degree programmes, if they are to better reflect the linguistic and cultural diversity in an increasingly multilingual student body, and to enhance the experience of all students studying foreign languages at university.
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Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Humanities > Language
Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Multiculturalism
Social Sciences > Teaching
Social Sciences > Migration
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies
Publisher:Springer International Publishing
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28227-1_8
Copyright Information:© 2021 Springer
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:26307
Deposited On:01 Oct 2021 11:15 by Jennifer Bruen . Last Modified 13 Jul 2022 14:42
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