30.1868, Books: Language Policy and the Internationalization of Universities: Soler

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Subject: 30.1868, Books: Language Policy and the Internationalization of Universities: Soler

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Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 21:58:30
From: Asja Kusnezowa [Asja.Kusnezowa at degruyter.com]
Subject: Language Policy and the Internationalization of Universities: Soler

 


Title: Language Policy and the Internationalization of Universities 
Subtitle: A Focus on Estonian Higher Education 
Series Title: Language and Social Life  

Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
	   http://www.degruyter.com/mouton
	

Book URL: https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/486351 


Author: Josep Soler

Hardback: ISBN:  9781501515019 Pages: 175 Price: U.S. $ 114.99


Abstract:

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.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Estonian (est)


Written In: English  (eng)

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