Internationalization of higher education and language policy: the case of a bilingual university in Taiwan

Lau, Ken; Lin, Chia-Yen

doi:10.1007/s10734-016-0055-3

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“…For example, numerous studies have explored the bilingual or multilingual policy in various countries and regions such as France [34], Cameroon [35], and the Arabian Peninsula [36]. Other topics in this line of research include bilingualism or multilingualism policy and politics [37,38], bilingual language policy in classrooms [39,40], bilingual language policy in universities [41,42], and bilingual language policy in family [43][44][45].…”

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The Research Trends of Multilingualism in Applied Linguistics and Education (2000–2019): A Bibliometric Analysis

Lin

Lei

2020

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This study explored the state of the arts of bilingualism or multilingualism research in the past two decades. In particular, it employed a bibliometric method to examine the publication trend, the main publication venues, the most influential articles, and the important themes in the area of bilingualism or multilingualism. The main findings are summarised as follows. First, a significant increase of publications in the area was found in the past two decades. Second, the main publication venues and the most influential articles were reported. The results seemingly indicated that the research in the area focused largely on two broad categories, that is, (1) bilingualism or multilingualism from the perspective of psycholinguistics and cognition research and (2) how second/additional languages are learned and taught. Last, the important themes, including the hot and cold themes, were identified. Results showed that researchers prefer to study bilingualism or multilingualism more from deeper cognition levels such as metalinguistic awareness, phonological awareness, and executive control. Also, they may become more interested in the issue from multilingual perspectives rather than from the traditional bilingual view. In addition, the theme emergent bilinguals, a term closely related to translanguaging, has recently gained its popularity, which seemingly indicates a recent advocate for heteroglossic language ideologies.

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The Research Trends of Multilingualism in Applied Linguistics and Education (2000–2019): A Bibliometric Analysis

Lin

Lei

2020

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“…Considering the literature on language policy and internationalisation of higher education, attention has been largely placed on the role of language policy on non-English speaking countries, as a response to EMI practices and the detrimental effect this might have on national languages (see, for example Lau & Lin, 2017;Soler, 2019;Soler & Gallego Balsà, 2019;Kerklaan, Moreira & Boersma, 2008). Nevertheless, little attention has been placed on language policy in English-speaking countries and how their linguistic diversity might be affected by the emphasis of policies on providing support to non-English speaking international students, and therefore disregarding the linguistic needs of domestic students.…”

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The Internationalisation of higher education in Ireland and its impact on language policy: a qualitative document analysis

Granero

2020

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This paper studies the effect of internationalisation in Irish higher education on the language element of policies and strategies, and provides an insight of the current approaches towards language in higher education. The author explores the language-related trends over time in national public records, as well as the current linguistic targets reflected in European, national and institutional strategies by means of Qualitative Document Analysis (QDA). The evaluation shows a shift from the focus on inward mobility and the efforts for meeting international students’ linguistic needs, to an internationalised higher education system that requires the expansion of outward mobility and domestic students’ linguistic repertoire. Although Irish higher education institutions (HEIs) present the perfect context for becoming leaders in linguistic internationalisation practices, the scant consideration given to language in institutional strategies together with the lack of explicitness in existing national strategies result in language prevailing as a major issue for both, international and domestic students.

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“…Studies by researchers in several countries have probed internationalization from various perspectives, (Stukalova, Shishkin, & Stukalova, 2015;Yeravdekar & Tiwari, 2016;Zakaria, Janjua, & Fida, 2016). The internationalization of higher education has been found to have positive impacts on a country' s policymaking (Lau & Lin, 2017;Wadhwa & Jha, 2014). The growing number of international students makes the language of instruction an important element of education, and thus relevant policies such as equalizing the importance of several instruction languages on campus should be introduced to ensure education quality (Lau & Lin, 2017).…”

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“…The internationalization of higher education has been found to have positive impacts on a country' s policymaking (Lau & Lin, 2017;Wadhwa & Jha, 2014). The growing number of international students makes the language of instruction an important element of education, and thus relevant policies such as equalizing the importance of several instruction languages on campus should be introduced to ensure education quality (Lau & Lin, 2017). Although the internationalization of higher education indeed brings about some benefits, there are some challenges, such as the commercialization of education and the loss of culture (Wadhwa & Jha, 2014).…”

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International Students in American Higher Education: A Quantitative Study Comparing Their Distribution from Both Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives and the Implications on Policy Making

Yuan

2018

IJEPL

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This study applies the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and Kruskal-Wallis test to explore the significant differences in international student populations among five American regions from both the synchronic and diachronic perspectives. The study found significant differences in international student populations among the five American regions in 2016. Further, Northeastern, Southeastern, and Midwestern regions had significantly larger international student populations in 2016 than in 2015, while Western and Southwestern regions did not. The variables of climate, geographic location, and the population of immigrants were found to be the main reasons for the distribution of international students. The findings suggest four potential strategies for promoting the internationalization of higher education and the enrollment of international students. The article concludes by recommending three areas for possible future research.

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Internationalization of higher education and language policy: the case of a bilingual university in Taiwan

Cited by 44 publications

References 36 publications

The Research Trends of Multilingualism in Applied Linguistics and Education (2000–2019): A Bibliometric Analysis

The Research Trends of Multilingualism in Applied Linguistics and Education (2000–2019): A Bibliometric Analysis

The Internationalisation of higher education in Ireland and its impact on language policy: a qualitative document analysis

International Students in American Higher Education: A Quantitative Study Comparing Their Distribution from Both Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives and the Implications on Policy Making

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