Diversifying Globalization and Higher Education Internationalization in Non-Anglophone Countries by Combining Area Studies and CLIL Pedagogy: Lessons From Japan

Conference: The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2021)
Title: Diversifying Globalization and Higher Education Internationalization in Non-Anglophone Countries by Combining Area Studies and CLIL Pedagogy: Lessons From Japan
Stream: International Education
Presentation Type: Panel Presentation
Authors:
Thatcher Spero, Waseda University, Japan
Sangmi Bae, Waseda University, Japan
Alba de Diego Pérez de la Torre, Waseda University, Japan
Wenmin Zuo, Waseda University, Japan
Xavier Mellet, Waseda University, Japan

Abstract:

In current times, higher education institutions (HEI) all over the world are facing pressures to internationalize. However, HEI in non-Anglophone countries are disadvantaged in these efforts by the dominant status of English as the global lingua franca and de facto language of science, technology, and business. One pragmatic innovation to overcome this circumstance has been the strategic development of English-medium instruction programs, which in just the past decade have expanded exponentially. However, such "Englishization" also has the effect of limiting the definition, comprehensiveness, and depth of internationalization at HEI, which has led to calls for alternative forms of internationalization. Our panel/paper explores one such alternative form currently being pursued at Waseda University, which is an area studies and plurilingual/multilingual (APM) program rooted in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) pedagogy. Each panelist will share insights about the unique challenges and possibilities of this approach based on experiential knowledge gained from teaching in their respective language of expertise: Chinese, French, Korean, Spanish. The panel/paper will be framed within the broader context of higher education internationalization, and raise important questions about the crucial importance of Internationalization at Home (IaH) and specifically Internationalization of the Curriculum (IoC). The panel/paper should appeal to a variety of stakeholders with interests in higher education internationalization and especially critical higher education internationalization in non-Anglophone countries.

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