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ERIC Number: EJ635618
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
The Growth of English for Academic Communication in the Nordic Countries.
Brock-Utne, Birgit
International Review of Education, v47 n3-4 p221-233 Jul 2001
Addresses the danger of English in higher education in Norway, stating that if the mother tongue is replaced by English in academia, it does not develop at the highest levels. Discusses five phenomena threatening the Norwegian language, including the increasing use of English words and the recruitment of teachers who do not speak Norwegian. (Contains 17 references.) (NB)
Descriptors: English, English (Second Language), Global Approach, Higher Education, International Communication, Language Attitudes, Languages, Mass Media, Multilingualism, Politics of Education, Socioeconomic Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Nordic Countries; Norway
Note: Special issue on globalization, language, and education.