7. Implicit Policy, Invisible Language: Policies and Practices of International Degree Programmes in Finnish Higher Education

Saarinen, Taina; Nikula, Tarja

doi:10.21832/9781847698162-011

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“…(Haberland and Mortensen 2012: 2, emphasis in original) It does seem that the factors underlying Englishisation are complex. Thus, Englishisation has been found to be the unintended outcome of political decisions with a different aim (Saarinen and Nikula 2013). Sociolinguists have also picked up on the reinterpretation by policy makers and academics of internationalisation as meaning Englishisation (Llurda et al 2012;, pointing to the Bologna Declaration's "striking" negligence of linguistic issues (Phillipson 2006a: 16), "Norway's misunderstanding of the Bologna Process" (Ljosland 2005) and the "invisib[ility]" of language issues in Finnish university policies (Saarinen and Nikula 2013: 131).…”

Section: Is There a Correlation Between University Rank And Englishismentioning

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English language use at the internationalised universities of Northern Europe: Is there a correlation between Englishisation and world rank?

Hultgren

2014

Multilingua

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European universities have, since the late 1990s, undergone dramatic changes centred on internationalisation, harmonisation and competition. This paper is concerned with two specific consequences of these changes and their interrelationship: rankings and Englishisation, the latter defined as an increase in the use of English at universities of nation states where English is not the official language. Despite a recent surge in research into Englishisation, it is not yet clear to what extent current organisational changes inevitably entail an orientation towards both rankings and Englishisation or whether a high rank can be attained without the use of English being increased and vice versa. Using as a case study Denmark's eight universities, this paper examines the relationship between the combined rank on seven well-known ranking lists of each of Denmark's eight universities and the extent to which English is used in them, drawing on recently compiled government statistics. The findings suggest that while there is some evidence in support of a correlation, in that lowerranked universities are, on the whole, less likely to use English than higherranked ones, there are some notable exceptions. It is suggested that the findings may shed light on whether Englishisation at the universities of Northern Europe is best explained in terms of unintended consequences or rational choices.

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Section: Is There a Correlation Between University Rank And Englishismentioning

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English language use at the internationalised universities of Northern Europe: Is there a correlation between Englishisation and world rank?

Hultgren

2014

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“…Således synes det altså at vaere tilfaeldet, at politiske beslutninger har indirekte konsekvenser for sprogbrugen på universiteterne, konsekvenser, der måske ikke kunne overskues eller forudses, da beslutningerne blev truffet. Finsk forskning har vist, at sproglige anliggender sjaeldent overvejes eller drøftes i universiteternes bestraebelser på at vaere "internationaliserede" (Saarinen 2012, Saarinen & Nikula 2012.…”

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“…Policymakers do not always view language as an issue entitled to special attention. For example, Saarinen and Nikula (2013) and Saarinen (2014) show that language becomes implicit, blurred, and even invisible in Finnish higher education and internationalisation documents, in which policy is otherwise explicitly formulated. According to Saarinen and Nikula (ibid.…”

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Responses to the internationalisation of higher education in language policies of Estonia and Latvia

Kibbermann

2017

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Abstract. This paper analyses language policies in higher education in Estonia and Latvia. Both countries are currently in search for a balance between national and international in the sphere of higher education. Higher education in Estonia and Latvia mainly functions in the official languages of the countries, Estonian and Latvian. Yet, the international nature of tertiary education has brought these languages into contact with others, mostly English and Russian. The paper seeks to find out how the relationship of internationalisation and language is construed in state-level policy documents comparatively in Estonia and Latvia. The results of the analysis show that the issues of language are more thoroughly covered in Estonian policy documents than Latvian policy documents. However, in both countries internationalisation is mostly driven by the need to attract foreign students in order to fill the domestic demographic gap. Thus, both Estonia and Latvia connect internationalisation mostly to foreign-medium instruction.

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7. Implicit Policy, Invisible Language: Policies and Practices of International Degree Programmes in Finnish Higher Education

Abstract: English-medium instruction at university worldwide:Challenges and ways forward eds. Aintzane Doiz, David Lasagabaster, Juan Manuel Sierra (Multilingual Matters)

Cited by 42 publications

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English language use at the internationalised universities of Northern Europe: Is there a correlation between Englishisation and world rank?

English language use at the internationalised universities of Northern Europe: Is there a correlation between Englishisation and world rank?

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