English as an academic language at a Swedish university: parallel language use and the 'threat' of English

In recent years, universities across Europe have increasingly adopted the use of English as an academic lingua franca. Our article discusses current trends in Swedish higher education by presenting the results of a large-scale survey on the use of English conducted at Stockholm University. The surve...

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Published in:	Journal of multilingual and multicultural development 2012-08, Vol.33 (5), p.429-447
Main Authors:	Bolton, Kingsley, Kuteeva, Maria
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Academic Discourse Education policy Educational Policy Educational Trends engelska Engelska språket English English as an International Language English for Academic Purposes English language English-medium instruction Expressive Language Foreign Countries Graduate Students Higher Education HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP Humanities HUMANITIES and RELIGION Language Attitudes Language of Instruction Language Planning Language Policy language politics Language Usage language use surveys Languages and linguistics Other Germanic languages Receptive Language Science Education Second Language Learning Social Sciences Sociolinguistics Språkvetenskap Student Attitudes Surveys Sweden Swedish Teacher Attitudes Undergraduate Students Universities Övriga germanska språk
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