About this ebook
This book investigates the role and place of language in the complex process of internationalising academic knowledge and work, and offers a unique focus on the lived experiences of both teachers and students in multilingual university contexts.
The authors explore how multilingual teachers and students navigate issues of identity, authenticity and belonging, centring their voices and underscoring their beliefs, struggles and innovations when navigating multilingual higher education environments.
The book bridges policy, teaching practice and student experience in higher education and is grounded in empirical, cross-national research, providing a comparative insight into how multilingualism is experienced in different higher education systems. It provides fresh insights into what it means to teach and learn multilingually and envisions a more inclusive, humanised and equitable approach to multilingual higher education.
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About the author
Patchareerat Yanaprasart is Senior Lecturer at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. Her research focuses on intercultural and multilingual communication, particularly in professional, educational and expatriate contexts, and explores how language, culture and identity interact in multilingual workplaces and international mobility.
Sílvia Melo-Pfeifer is Full Professor at the University of Hamburg, Germany. Her research focuses on visual methods, multilingual pedagogies and language teacher education. Her publications include Visualising Language Students and Teachers as Multilinguals (with Paula Kalaja, Multilingual Matters, 2025).
