What is the difference between academic English and general English?
British Council - Teaching English
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Learning English in Multilingual Classrooms
Academics are trying to look at ways in which multilingual classrooms work, whether we think of multilingualism as being across different languages. I wonder if you could say a little bit about how you see students could use their own languages or their repertoire of languages in order to develop academic English skills. Having that ability to move between your own resources as you're trying to develop writing or you're tried to develop your ideas in speaking is really helpful. Some concerns often about Google Translate, should this be allowed in assignment? Should this been allowed in tests?
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