English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English
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 surve...
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| author | Bolton, Kingsley Kuteeva, Maria |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/937112020-03-07T12:10:39Z English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English Bolton, Kingsley Kuteeva, Maria School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics 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. Accepted version 2015-08-03T07:10:47Z 2019-12-06T18:44:04Z 2015-08-03T07:10:47Z 2019-12-06T18:44:04Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Bolton, K., & Kuteeva, M. (2012). English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 33(5), 429-447. 0143-4632 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93711 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38405 10.1080/01434632.2012.670241 en Journal of multilingual and multicultural development © 2012 Taylor & Francis. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, Taylor & Francis. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document. The published version is available at: [http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2012.670241]. 19 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics Bolton, Kingsley Kuteeva, Maria English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English |
| title | English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English |
| title_full | English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English |
| title_fullStr | English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English |
| title_full_unstemmed | English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English |
| title_short | English as an academic language at a Swedish university : parallel language use and the ‘threat’ of English |
| title_sort | english as an academic language at a swedish university parallel language use and the threat of english |
| topic | DRNTU::Humanities::Linguistics |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/93711 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38405 |
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