Overview

This book offers a multi-dimensional analysis of the experiences of faculty, students, and staff at a Canadian university that emphasizes international education, providing an ethnographic lens for understanding globalization and internationalization of higher education on a wider, global scale. The collaborative work of multiple authors based in different departments and roles within the university offers a holistic picture of current international education policies and practices, and how they coalesce to shape the experiences of all affected stakeholders. The book focuses on questions of cultural difference and the development of intercultural capital and highlights engagement with English dominance, language matters and multilingualism in everyday experiences and pedagogical practices in the institution. The contributors address implications for attending to linguistic and cultural diversity in the policies and practices of an Anglo-dominant university that are applicable to similar contexts worldwide. As a self-study from a reputed university, the book provides valuable insights for higher education program leaders and decision makers to strategically rethink the value and quality of the internationalization activities they engage in, their scholarship and creative activities, and, above all, their commitment to ethical internationalization.

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Author:   Dr Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) ,  Dr Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN:  

9781350211711

ISBN 10:   1350211710
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   22 August 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"List of Contributors List of Figures Series Editor Foreword Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Framing Internationalization, Language and Cultural Difference, Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 1. Faculty Experiences of Teaching with/in Cultural Difference in an Internationalizing University, Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 2. Content Area Faculty Engagement with Language Matters in an Internationalizing University, Rumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 3. Narratives on IELTS Test Writing, Preparation, and English Learning of Chinese International Students in Canada, Zhihua (Olivia) Zhang (Trinity Western University, Canada) 4. Internationalization as Intercultural Capital or ""I feel I Am a Cultural Transformer"", Aisha Ravindran (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 5. Pre-service Teachers’ Experiences of Learning with/in Cultural Difference in Study Abroad, Jaswinder (Jas) Uppal-Hershorn (University of the Fraser Valley, Canada) and Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 6. Challenges Faced by Japanese English Teachers Applying Knowledge after Study Abroad, Steve Marshall (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Brent Amburgey (Willamette University, USA) 7. Staff as Third Space Professionals, Chelsey Laird (University Mobility for Asia and the Pacific, Canada) and Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 8. The Experiences of Staff Regarding Language in the Internationalizing University, Camila Miranda (Northeastern University, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 9. Implementing a Post-Entry Language Assessment in a First-Year Engineering Course to Center Academic Language and Literacy in an Internationalizing University, Amanda Wallace (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Michael Sjoerdsma (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 10. Critical Perspectives towards Assessing Impact and Outcomes in Language Development Within Business Education, Valia Spiliotopoulos (University of Ottawa, Canada) 11. The Development and Impact of a Linguistically Responsive Classroom Series to Address Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education, Amanda Wallace, Eilidh Singh (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Fiona Shaw (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Conclusion: Closing Reflections, Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Index"

Reviews

A highly unique collection of studies to engage with different stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences related to the internationalization of higher education. -- Andy Gao, University of New South Wales, Australia A rich, textured study that candidly captures the many contradictions in the institutional discourses, policies, and practices of an internationalizing university. I am confident that readers will be, as I have been, challenged, enlightened, and inspired by the diverse and insightful analysis and perspectives shared in this book. -- Angel M.Y. Lin, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Author Information

Kumari Beck is Associate Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Research on International Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada. Roumiana Ilieva is Associate Professor in the fields of applied linguistics and second/additional language education at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

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