ISBN:
9781783092765
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (232 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Multilingual Matters v.158
Parallel Title:
Print version Language Policy in Higher Education : The Case of Medium-Sized Languages
DDC:
306.44/9
Keywords:
Native language and education
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
In today's increasingly interconnected, knowledge-based world, language policy in higher education is rapidly becoming a crucial area for all societies aiming to play a part in the global economy. The challenge is double faceted: how can universities retain their crucial role of creating the intellectual elites who are indispensable for the running of national affairs and, at the same time, prepare their best-educated citizens for competition in a global market? To what extent is English really pushing other languages out of the academic environment? Drawing on the experience of several medium
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Tables and Figures; Contributors; 1 Language Policy in Higher Education in Medium-Sized Language Communities: An Introduction; 2 The Position of Danish, English and Other Languages at Danish Universities in the Context of Danish Society; 3 The Position of Czech and Other Languages at Universities in the Czech Republic: Some Initial Observations; 4 The Position of Finnish and Swedish as well as Other Languages at Universities in Finland; 5 Challenges for Hebrew in Higher Education and Research Environments
Description / Table of Contents:
6 Challenges for South Africa's Medium-Sized Indigenous Languages in Higher Education and Research Environments7 The Position of Catalan in Higher Education in Catalonia; 8 Medium-Sized Languages as Viable Linguae Academicae; Index
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