Translating Language Policy into Practice: Language and Culture Policy at a Dutch University

Autor/inn/en	Haines, Kevin; Dijk, Anje
Titel	Translating Language Policy into Practice: Language and Culture Policy at a Dutch University
Quelle	In: Language Learning in Higher Education, 6 (2016) 2, S.355-376 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2191-611X
DOI	10.1515/cercles-2016-0018
Schlagwörter	Second Language Learning; Educational Policy; Language of Instruction; English (Second Language); Policy Formation; International Education; Indo European Languages; Bilingual Education; Intercultural Communication; Correlation; Cultural Awareness; Higher Education; Universities; Foreign Countries; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Zweitsprachenerwerb; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Politische Betätigung; Internationale Erziehung; Indoeuropäisch; Bilingual teaching; Bilingualer Unterricht; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Korrelation; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Ausland; Niederlande
Abstract	The CEFR will only achieve its potential in higher education if it is embedded in a meaningful way in the wider processes of the university. One means of embedding the CEFR is through policy, and in this article we report the development of a language policy in the broader context of internationalization at a Dutch university. We describe some the challenges involved in developing and extending this policy to stakeholders across the complex environment of a modern university, particularly from the perspective of one of the key players in this process, the university Language Centre. A growth of English-medium instruction (EMI) programmes has coincided with a greater emphasis on internationalization in the university's strategy, and this has resulted in the establishment of an International Classroom (IC) project and a supporting Language and Culture (L&C) policy. The L&C policy aims to be both top down and bottom up, with a dual language focus on English and Dutch, while also recognizing the inter-relation between linguistic and intercultural skills. We believe that the growth of EMI programmes has acted as a catalyst for the extension of the L&C policy beyond the EMI setting to the university as a whole, and that the CEFR can play a role in providing a bridge from an EMI-focused perspective on internationalization to a discussion of language policy as it affects the entire university community. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01