Article: All English, All the Time

An article in Inside Higher Ed examines the opportunities and challenges that international higher education institutions face when developing or switching to English-language instruction. According to the article: "The spread of English as a language of international higher education has been well-documented, its drivers well-understood: scholars face pressure to publish in English in order to reach the widest possible audience, and universities are increasingly competing to attract high-caliber international students and faculty. In Europe, where the Bologna Process aims to facilitate student mobility, the number of English-language master’s programs in non-English speaking countries has grown fourfold in five years, from 1,028 in 2007 to 4,644 in 2011, according to a recent report from the Institute of International Education."

To read the full article, please visit: www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/05/21/italian-university-joins-international-colleges-embracing-english-language.

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