The Value of English in Global Mobility and Higher Education: An Investigation of Higher Education in Cyprus

by Manuela Vida-Mannl

Book Overview

This book offers a unique insight into the dynamics of the English language in higher education in Cyprus through the lens of universities situated on both sides of its geopolitical division. It takes an original perspective on 'value' in the context of the sociolinguistics and political economy of English as a global language and as an apparent commodified entity. The problematic issues of value as they apply to language are dealt with from Marxist...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350231150
• ISBN13: 9781350231153
• Release Date: July 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"