The claim to strive for greater internationalisation in the fields of
academic education not only corresponds to the pressures of an increasingly
globalised world but is also a response to the ever-growing challenges of
cultural diversity that exist within one’s own country. For students,
however, the geographical space relevant to their education is usually
constituted not by the nation state but by an educationally autonomous
entity of subordinate size. This is especially true in states such as
Germany, where the federal system is constitutive of public education.
However, every territory with educational sovereignty is in constant contact
with national and international educational concepts which – depending on
the topic – have a concrete relevance for its own educational structure.
This interplay can be well seen, for example, in the appreciation of social
multilingualism and its consideration in school policy. The field of foreign
language teacher training is a prime example in this respect in its
interweaving with overarching educational concepts...