English as an Academic Language at a Swedish University: Parallel Language Use and the "Threat" of English

Autor/inn/en	Bolton, Kingsley; Kuteeva, Maria
Titel	English as an Academic Language at a Swedish University: Parallel Language Use and the "Threat" of English
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 33 (2012) 5, S.429-447 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2012.670241
Schlagwörter	Academic Discourse; English for Academic Purposes; Social Sciences; Foreign Countries; Humanities; Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Educational Trends; Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Language Usage; Undergraduate Students; Swedish; Student Attitudes; Receptive Language; Expressive Language; Science Education; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Discourse; Diskurs; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Ausland; Geisteswissenschaften; Humanwissenschaften; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Bildungsentwicklung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Lehrerverhalten; Sprachgebrauch; Schwedisch; Schülerverhalten; Rezeptive Kommunikationsfähigkeit; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Schweden
Abstract	In recent years, universities across Europe have increasingly adopted the use of English as an academic lingua franca. Our article discusses current trends in Swedish higher education by presenting the results of a large-scale survey on the use of English conducted at Stockholm University. The survey involved 668 staff and 4524 students and focused on the use of English for academic purposes and students' and teachers' attitudes to English as a medium of instruction. The results indicate that complex patterns of academic English use emerge, which are related to the specific discipline studied, the level of instruction (undergraduate versus Master's) and the receptive versus productive use of English. They also indicate that in the sciences the use of English is a pragmatic reality for both teachers and students, whereas in the humanities and social sciences, English is typically used as an additional or auxiliary language in parallel with Swedish. (Contains 3 tables and 6 figures.) (As Provided).
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