Multilingualism and English in Twenty-First-Century Europe
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Multilingualism and English in Twenty-First-Century Europe

Recent Developments and Challenges

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  1. 206 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Multilingualism and English in Twenty-First-Century Europe

Recent Developments and Challenges

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About this book

This book aims to tackle one of the most controversial and important linguistic, educational and societal debates in contemporary Europe. English is growing rapidly within, and spreading across, an increasing number of areas of society. This development is influenced by actions taken by national and supranational decision-makers, as well as global forces outside the control of any one state or political union. Europe's founding principle of respecting and fostering diversity and equality of cultures and languages is being affected by the growing role of English across European countries, creating a de facto linguistic hierarchy and consequently a potential cultural hierarchy.

The essays collected here aim to examine existing debates and stimulate further discourse on the nurturing of multilingualism in Europe and the concomitant acquisition of English. By bringing together contributions focusing on multiple European countries and regions by researchers from a variety of linguistic and cultural backgrounds, this volume presents a snapshot of the current relationship between multilingualism and English and explores the challenges generated by this situation.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Plurilingual competence in multilingual Europe: Challenges and opportunities
  5. Competing transformative forces and discourses: Multilingualism and English at higher education level in the knowledge economy of a globalizing Ireland
  6. English as a lingua franca: Globish, anglo-amĆ©ricain (dā€™aĆ©roport), ā€˜le tout anglaisā€™ and other names
  7. Changing learner motivations for the study of languages in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and their implications for multilingualism in this region
  8. English-medium and bilingual instruction programmes in German higher education in the context of internationalization and language policy
  9. The emergence of English in the multilingual linguistic landscape of Donostia-San SebastiƔn
  10. Language as gate-keeper of quality? Exploring Austriaā€™s English-only policy for national research funding
  11. Notes on Contributors
  12. Index