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Academic Biliteracies: Multilingual Repertoires in Higher Education
David M. Palfreyman
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Description for Academic Biliteracies: Multilingual Repertoires in Higher Education
Paperback. This book explores issues surrounding biliteracy in academic contexts. Chapters analyse diverse multilingual contexts where biliteracy practices emerge in response to the demands of academic reading and writing. In addition, strategies are presented to support biliteracy through teaching. Editor(s): Walt, Christa van der. Series: Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: CFDM; JNM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 370.
Research on academic literacy within higher education has focused almost exclusively on the development of academic literacy in English. This book is unique in showing how students use other languages when they engage with written academic content - whether in reading, discussing or writing - and how increasingly multilingual higher education campuses open up the possibility for students to exploit their multilingual repertoires in and around reading/writing for academic purposes. Chapters range from cases of informal student use of different written languages, to pedagogical, institutional and disciplinary strategies leveraging multilingual resources to develop biliteracy. They are ordered according to two ... Read more
Research on academic literacy within higher education has focused almost exclusively on the development of academic literacy in English. This book is unique in showing how students use other languages when they engage with written academic content - whether in reading, discussing or writing - and how increasingly multilingual higher education campuses open up the possibility for students to exploit their multilingual repertoires in and around reading/writing for academic purposes. Chapters range from cases of informal student use of different written languages, to pedagogical, institutional and disciplinary strategies leveraging multilingual resources to develop biliteracy. They are ordered according to two ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783097401
SKU
V9781783097401
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99-15
About David M. Palfreyman
David M. Palfreyman is Associate Professor in the Department of English and Writing Studies at Zayed University, UAE. His research interests include language, culture and learning in postsecondary education and he is the co-editor of Learning and Teaching Across Cultures in Higher Education (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007). Christa van der Walt is Professor in ... Read more
Reviews for Academic Biliteracies: Multilingual Repertoires in Higher Education
This book is an innovative academic literacy resource for professionals who are investigating how to create language resources and implement pedagogical strategies in order to develop balanced academic biliteracy. A major strength of this book is the emphasis that it places on meeting the multilingual academic needs of university student populations despite the strong influence of language-centered ideologies (e.g., academic ... Read more