Preparing for Asia in the new age of globalisation: University language centres in face of changes in higher education
| Autor: | George Xinsheng Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
Higher education business.industry Teaching method Languages of Asia Public relations Language acquisition Language and Linguistics Education Political science Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Language education Learner autonomy business Language industry Language policy |
| Zdroj: | Language Learning in Higher Education. 4 |
| ISSN: | 2191-6128 2191-611X |
| DOI: | 10.1515/cercles-2014-0015 |
| Popis: | British higher education is becoming more and more market-driven following the increase in tuition fees in 2012. As a result, universities need to re- spond more readily to the market, and student demand and the high employ- ability of graduates are now a priority for most universities. With the growing importance of Asian economies in the new age of globalisation, there is an in- creasing interest in learning languages such as Chinese, especially among those who intend to seek Asia-related jobs upon the completion of their university studies. These diversified language needs represent both opportunities and chal - lenges for university language centres, which are known for their responsiveness to changes in demand, innovativeness in their language teaching, and flexibility in their service provision. It is not uncommon that university language centres offer Asian language courses, but there is still a lot to be done if compared with their more established teaching practices in European languages. University lan- guage centres should consider working in a collaborative and coordinated man- ner, not only to assess, anticipate and prepare for changes in higher education, but also to manage and shape changes in language learning and teaching with a more diverse language profile. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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