1. Head of the Foreign Languages
The role of an Institution Wide Languages Programme in the promotion of Internationalisation at Home
Isabella Stefanutti
Head of the Foreign Languages

2. Content Context Methodology Internationalisation of Higher Education
Internationalisation at Home
The role of a IWLP/What we are doing at Bath
Conclusions

3. Context
University of Bath: particularly renowned for STEM subjects (Engineering, Mathematics) but also Psychology and Management
14,370 students: 19% postgraduate, 81% undergraduate
30% international students: 37% postgraduate, 63% undergraduate
The IWLP offers free language tuition to all its students: enrolments are usually very good (1,500-2,000 students each year)
40% of IWLP students are international students
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4. Methodology
Literature review
Past qualitative and quantitative

5. Internationalisation of Higher Education
‘The process of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the purpose, functions or delivery of post-secondary education’ (Knight, 2004)
Pragmatic or ideological dimension (Marshall, 2014; de Wit, 2010; Yang, 2002; De Vita, 2007)

6. Pragmatic or ideological?
Internationalisation through import (De Vita, 2007): international students seen as ‘cash-cows’ (Brown and Jones, 2007)
Infusion approach (Tonkin and Edwards, 1981): preparing students to perform in an international and multicultural context (de Wit, 2010)
Internationalism (Byram, 2012)

7. Internationalisation at Home
‘…the purposeful integration of international and intercultural dimensions into the formal and informal curriculum for all students within domestic learning environments’ (Beelen & Jones, 2015)
IoHE: ‘The process of integrating an international, intercultural or global dimension into the purpose, functions or delivery of post-secondary education’ (Knight, 2004)

8. IWLP and Internationalisation at Home
Offers all students a global perspective
Learning a foreign language gives the best chance to understand another culture (Coulby, 2006)
Current pedagogies facilitate intercultural learning (Dlanska, 2003)
The nature of a IWLP class: reflect on own cultural experiences and compare them with the target culture and the culture of the other students (Haigh, 2002)

9. IWLP and Internationalisation at Home
2. Makes purposeful use of cultural diversity in the classroom for inclusive learning, teaching and assessing
Use of the target language
Use of the target culture
Motivation of students (Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) by Soon Ang and Linn Van Dyne, 58% desire to find out about other cultures)

10. IWLP and Internationalisation at Home
3. Fosters purposeful engagement with international students
International Education is achieved by exposure to others of different cultures, especially in informal interactions outside the classroom (Hayden and Thompson, 1998)
Stimulate exchange and collaboration amongst students (assessment, language exchange, World Café etc.)

11. IWLP and Internationalisation at Home
4. Supports informal co-curriculum activities across the institution
One World programme
PAL programme

12. Conclusions Great potential, but…
Language teachers need to be prepared to embrace their new identity of intercultural facilitators (Byram and Wagner, 2018; Fennes and Hapgood, 1997; Dlanska 2003)
As management, we need to seek the strategic needs of the University and see how we can match them
Be bold, aim high
Keep on trying

13. Thank you for listening
Any questions?