Internationalization of Universities and the National Language: Language Policy Interventions and Case Studies

ISBN-13: 9783631816868 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 190 str.

Danny Pieters;Thijs Keersmaekers

Opis

This book provides the study of language policy interventions in higher education from several countries and regions. It explores the impact of internationalisation and anglification on language use in universities. It focuses on language strategies implemented to maintain the national or local language or to foster multilingualism.

Spis treści

Part I-Background: Languages in the World and in Higher Education

Part II-European Case Studies: Central Europe, the Baltic Area, and the Nordic Countries

Part III-Languages in Postcolonial Regions

Conclusion

O autorze

Danny Pieters is the head of KU Leuven's Institute for Social Law. He is in charge of the Research Unit Europe and Social Security (RUESS) and is the programme director of the Master in European Social Security. He was a member of the Belgian Federal Parliament from 1994 to 2003 and 2010 to 2013, presiding over the Senate in 2010-2011. From 2013 to 2017, he was vice rector for Humanities and Social Sciences as well as International Policy at KU Leuven.
Thijs Keersmaekers is staff member at KU Leuven's Institute for Social Law. He holds a degree in linguistics and literature. His current work focuses on language legislation in small states