Teaching through English: Monolingual Policy Meets Multilingual Practice

Authors

  • Ragnhild Ljosland Centre for Nordic Studies UHI Millennium Institute Kiln Corner, Kirkwall, Orkney KW 15 1 QX Scotland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v23i45.97349

Abstract

The present paper proposes to explore the boundaries of Teaching Through English by discussing situations where English meets other languages within the teaching and learning situation and in the surrounding environment. In contrast to the view that the English language is taking over whole areas of society in a process of domain loss, the paper shows that even within officially English medium study programmes there is a certain scope for multilingual practices. Through looking in more detail at actual language use in a range of communicative situations within the study environment, the paper seeks to build a more detailed understanding of what constitutes a sociolinguistic domain, and where its boundaries are. The paper is based on a case study of an English medium MSc programme at a Norwegian university.

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Published

2010-10-24

How to Cite

Ljosland, R. (2010). Teaching through English: Monolingual Policy Meets Multilingual Practice. HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business, 23(45), 99–113. https://doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.v23i45.97349

Issue

No. 45 (2010)

Section

THEMATIC SECTION: Lecture Comprehension and Learning in English-Medium Instruction in Higher Education

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