Language in the academy: cultural reflexivity and intercultural dynamics
Auteur :
Turner, Joan
Éditeur :
Channel View Publications Ltd
ISBN :
9781847693228
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2010
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,8 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
407 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book tdiscusses why issues of language in higher education are routinely marginalised, despite the internationalisation of universities. It locates the construction of rhetorical norms and values for academic writing within wider cultural practices and power relations and observes the transformative dynamic of intercultural communication.