Taming Tyrannosaurus rex: English use in the research and publication practices of humanities scholars in Sweden

Kuteeva, Maria; McGrath, Lisa

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“…Kuteeva and McGrath's (2014) study casts some doubt on Swales' "Tyrannosaurus rex" metaphor, since multilingual research practices are evident within the research and publication processes of the fifteen informants. Many had Swedish/English bilingual practices, while others mentioned reading/writing/speaking in Albanian, Arabic, French, German, Russian, and Spanish.…”

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“…McGrath (2014) explored the relationship between language policy and the actual practices among the informants, while Kuteeva and McGrath (2014) analyzed the language attitudes of these non-native speakers of English with a focus on how they experience using English in their research. McGrath (2014) explored the relationship between language policy and the actual practices among the informants, while Kuteeva and McGrath (2014) analyzed the language attitudes of these non-native speakers of English with a focus on how they experience using English in their research.…”

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“…(Junior history informant, cited in Kuteeva and McGrath, 2014) Brought to you by | New York University Bobst Library Technical Services Authenticated Download Date | 7/22/15 4:42 PM With regard to the relationship between parallel language policy and publication practice, McGrath (2014) concludes that some "concurrent use of several languages within one or more areas" (Nordic Language Policy 2007: 93) is present in the informants' practices. .…”

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“…With regard to attitudes towards using English in research and academic publication, all fifteen informants display a high degree of language awareness and are conscious of using English in their research practices (for further details and examples, see Kuteeva and McGrath 2014). The majority perceive writing in English as "comfortable", "natural", and "professional", while a minority (e.g., two senior historians) perceive it as challenging.…”

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“…(Junior history informant, cited in Kuteeva and McGrath 2014) A broader analysis of attitudes towards English expressed by academic staff across the four faculties, based on the survey data reported in Bolton and Kuteeva (2012), problematizes language policies which recommend the parallel use of Swedish and English without allowing for discipline-specific adjustments. It becomes another project if you choose to write it in English ...you start realizing, or at least I can see I was constructing different knowledges in English and Swedish in parallel.…”

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Academic English as “nobody’s land”: The research and publication practices of Swedish academics

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2015

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This chapter gives an overview of recent research conducted among academics working at Swedish universities and offers insights into their research and publication practices. Sweden provides an interesting case due to its high general proficiency in English as an additional language (ranked first in Europe and in the world, according to the most recent English Proficiency Index). At the same time, recent developments in language policy indicate a strong emphasis on the importance of the national language(s) in high-stakes domains such as research and education. The research reviewed in this chapter includes major findings of two surveys carried out at major Swedish universities and two case studies of humanities scholars working across three disciplines. It is demonstrated that English has been firmly established as an academic language at Swedish universities and is present in practically all disciplines, although to different extents. Englishmedium research and publication practices are the least common in the humanities, but ultimately language choice is pragmatically determined by external factors such as the target audience. Overall, the informants of the studies reviewed here show critical awareness of English use in academic communication and, in most cases, do not perceive themselves to be disadvantaged by their non-native status. Particularly those informants whose research involves international cooperation or an international audience consider themselves to be full members of their respective academic communities and view English as an academic lingua franca or, as one informant put it, "nobody's land". At the same time, Swedish is used for outreach and for academic publications dealing with topics of local interest and significance. Keywords: English for research and publication, language attitudes, language policy, English in Sweden Brought to you by | New York University Bobst Library Technical Services Authenticated Download Date | 7/22/15 4:42 PM tics of English (1994). In the field of English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Swales' article on "English as Tyrannosaurus rex" (1997) called for critical awareness in the teaching of English in higher education institutions across the globe. During the following decade, further concerns were raised about any eventual disadvantages for non-native speakers who publish their research in English in international peer-reviewed journals (e.g.special issue of AILA Review was dedicated to linguistic inequality in scientific communication. The 2008 special issue of Journal of English for Academic Purposes focused on English for research publication purposes. Claims were made that researchers who have English as an additional language are often linguistically disadvantaged compared to native speakers, particularly if they are placed in the "periphery". Some of the more recent studies explored the question of language choice in academic publication focusing on specific countries such ).Over the past few years, many changes have taken place in the international publi...

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Section: Case Studies Of Fifteen Humanities Scholarsmentioning

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This chapter investigates the ways in which various discursive processes within and about Swedish Higher Education (HE) are rendering some value-laden linguistic practices and processes invisible. Previous studies in the field of Language Policy and Planning (LPP) have focused on the 'internationalisation' of HE with a preoccupation for opposing linguistic systems, for example, Swedish and English. However, this study reveals how such dualistic thinking can (re)produce essentialising and highly ideologized monolingual and monocultural categories, oversimplifying what is understood by the 'international' and 'national' in contemporary HE. Drawing on data from an interview-based study carried out in a sciences department at a major Swedish university, this chapter demonstrates the potential in taking a multilingual approach when seeking to better understand the affordances and constraints of internationalisation.

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Taming Tyrannosaurus rex: English use in the research and publication practices of humanities scholars in Sweden

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