Full Description
This volume brings together theoretical perspectives and empirical studies on the ongoing Englishization of Nordic universities. A core objective is to contrast and address the gap between ideological representations of this phenomenon and the ways in which it unfolds in the practices on the ground. The book provides perspectives from five Nordic countries: Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland, with one chapter from each country focusing on ideologies and another on practices. The book is intended to provide an up-to-date resource on the internationalization and Englishization of Nordic universities for scholars, policy makers and anyone wishing to gain an overview of current issues in the field.
Contents
1. English at Nordic universities: Ideologies and practices (by Hultgren, Anna Kristina); 2. Parallel languages in the history of language ideology in Norway and the lesson for Nordic higher education (by Linn, Andrew R.); 3. Language planning in practice in the Norwegian higher education sector (by Ljosland, Ragnhild); 4. Language ideology and shifting representations of linguistic threats: A Bourdieusian re-reading of the conceptual history of domain loss in Sweden's field of language planning (by Salo, Linus); 5. Zooming in on language practices in Swedish higher education. A discussion of five studies and their normative versus dynamic approach towards policy and practice (by Soderlundh, Hedda); 6. Language ideologies in Finnish higher education in the national and international context: a historical and contemporary outlook (by Saarinen, Taina); 7. Local majority and minority languages and English in the university: The University of Helsinki in a Nordic comparison (by Lindstrom, Jan K.); 8. Ideologies in Iceland: the protection of language forms (by Kristinsson, Ari Pall); 9. English at the University of Iceland: Ideology and Reality (by Arnbjornsdottir, Birna); 10. Language Ideologies in Danish Higher Education: Exploring student perspectives (by Mortensen, Janus); 11. Linguistic realities at the University of Copenhagen - Parallel language use in practice as seen from the perspective of international staff (by Jurna, Merike); 12. English from above and below, and from outside (by Haberland, Hartmut); 13. Index of topics
