Language, Culture, and Education in an Internationalizing University

Kumari Beck is Associate Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Research on International Education at Simon Fraser University, Canada.Roumiana Ilieva is Associate Professor in the fields of applied linguistics and second/additional language education at Simon Fraser University, Canada.

• List of ContributorsList of FiguresSeries Editor ForewordForewordPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Framing Internationalization, Language and Cultural Difference, Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 1. Faculty Experiences of Teaching with/in Cultural Difference in an Internationalizing University, Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada)2. Content Area Faculty Engagement with Language Matters in an Internationalizing University, Rumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 3. Narratives on IELTS Test Writing, Preparation, and English Learning of Chinese International Students in Canada, Zhihua (Olivia) Zhang (Trinity Western University, Canada) 4. Internationalization as Intercultural Capital or "I feel I Am a Cultural Transformer", Aisha Ravindran (University of British Columbia, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 5. Pre-service Teachers’ Experiences of Learning with/in Cultural Difference in Study Abroad, Jaswinder (Jas) Uppal-Hershorn (University of the Fraser Valley, Canada) and Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 6. Challenges Faced by Japanese English Teachers Applying Knowledge after Study Abroad, Steve Marshall (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Brent Amburgey (Willamette University, USA)7. Staff as Third Space Professionals, Chelsey Laird (University Mobility for Asia and the Pacific, Canada) and Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 8. The Experiences of Staff Regarding Language in the Internationalizing University, Camila Miranda (Northeastern University, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 9. Implementing a Post-Entry Language Assessment in a First-Year Engineering Course to Center Academic Language and Literacy in an Internationalizing University, Amanda Wallace (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Michael Sjoerdsma (Simon Fraser University, Canada) 10. Critical Perspectives towards Assessing Impact and Outcomes in Language Development Within Business Education, Valia Spiliotopoulos (University of Ottawa, Canada)11. The Development and Impact of a Linguistically Responsive Classroom Series to Address Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education, Amanda Wallace, Eilidh Singh (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Fiona Shaw (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Conclusion: Closing Reflections, Kumari Beck (Simon Fraser University, Canada) and Roumiana Ilieva (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Index

A highly unique collection of studies to engage with different stakeholders’ perspectives and experiences related to the internationalization of higher education.