Toward Multilingual Universities


An article in Inside Higher Ed reports on a panel about English-language education held at the European Association for International Education conference this past week in Ireland. The panelists concluded that "European universities continue to respond to enormous demand from international students for English-language courses, and should develop robust language policies that articulate an appropriate balance of English and other global and national languages in the curriculum."

To read the full article, please visit: www.insidehighered.com/news/2012/09/13/panelists-debate-lingua-academia-vs-linguistic-diversity. To download IIE’s briefing paper on English-Taught Master’s Programs in Europe, please go to: www.iie.org/Research-and-Publications/Publications-and-Reports/IIE-Bookstore/English-Language-Masters-Briefing-Paper.

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