Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XV, 175 Seiten)
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Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:
9781501505898
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9781501505850
Series Statement:
Language and social life volume 15
Content:
Many universities around the world are actively engaged in the process of the internationalization of their higher education systems, trying to become more competitive in all possible respects, especially in the areas of research and teaching. Language, naturally, plays a central role in this process, but this is not always explicitly recognized as such. As a result, key sociolinguistic challenges emerge for both individuals and groups of people. Most prominently, the question of whether English constitutes an opportunity or a threat to other national languages in academic domains is a controversial one and remains unresolved. The analysis featured in this book aims at addressing this question by looking at language policy developments in the context of Estonian higher education. Adopting a discourse approach, the book emphasises the centrality of language not only as a site of struggle, but as a tool and a resource that agents in a give field utilize to orient themselves in certain positions. The book will be of interest to language policy scholars, linguistic anthropologists, and critical sociolinguists. Education scholars interested in discourse studies will also find it useful.
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 162-171
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501515019
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Soler, Josep Language policy and the internationalization of universities Boston : de Gruyter Mouton, 2019 ISBN 9781501515019
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781501524493
Language:
English
Keywords:
Estland
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Hochschule
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Sprachpolitik
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Globalisierung
DOI:
10.1515/9781501505898
URL:
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