ERIC Number: EJ1023242
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Globalisation, Internationalisation, Multilingualism and Linguistic Strains in Higher Education
Doiz, Aintzane; Lasagabaster, David; Sierra, Juan
Studies in Higher Education, v38 n9 p1407-1421 2013
One effect of the Bologna Declaration is that teaching staff and students are becoming more mobile, increasing linguistic diversity in the European Higher Education Area. This multilingual internationalisation is especially noticeable in bilingual universities such as the University of the Basque Country in Spain, where English-medium instruction is becoming more popular. In order to understand higher education multilingual contexts, it is essential to analyse the personal, social, cultural, political and economic struggles that surround the different languages in contact, while becoming critically aware of what this multilingualism implies. Through discussion groups in which different members of the community participated, we researched how the university community deals with the main issues surrounding the university's multilingual policy and practices. We shall address the concerns that different members of the community have expressed in this new context, and the interplay between Basque, a minority language, Spanish, the mainstream language and English.
Descriptors: Global Approach, International Education, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Multilingualism, Educational Policy, Universities, Student Mobility, International Cooperation, Languages, Spanish, Language Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Language Minorities, Bilingual Education, Foreign Students, College Students, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Educational Attitudes, Video Technology, Audio Equipment
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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