Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales

The relatively recent phenomenon of the internationalisation of higher education (HE) in European non-English speaking universities has resulted in more linguistically diverse student bodies and has forced universities in bilingual territories to reconsider their language policies. In this paper, we...

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Autores: Cots Caimons, Josep Maria, Garrett, Peter, Lasagabaster Herrarte, David
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Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Recursos:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
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Palavra-chave:Bilingual regions
English
Internationalisation
Language attitudes
Language policies
Minority languages
Multilingualism and university
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spelling Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and WalesCots Caimons, Josep MariaGarrett, PeterLasagabaster Herrarte, DavidBilingual regionsEnglishInternationalisationLanguage attitudesLanguage policiesMinority languagesMultilingualism and universityThe relatively recent phenomenon of the internationalisation of higher education (HE) in European non-English speaking universities has resulted in more linguistically diverse student bodies and has forced universities in bilingual territories to reconsider their language policies. In this paper, we adopt a student perspective in order to explore the notion of a multilingual university in the bilingual territories of Catalonia, Wales and the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC). This also includes looking at how the students view the relationship and possible tensions between internationalisation (and its concomitant student mobility) and the language policies. In order to investigate the attitudes and beliefs of the students (both home and international) in connection with the notion of a multilingual university, we asked them to complete an open-ended questionnaire item regarding the advantages and disadvantages they see in such an institution. The results of the analysis point, in the first place, to different perceptions among students of a multilingual university depending on (i) whether English is the main or even sole means of instruction, and on (ii) the perceived status of the minority language. Secondly, the analysis suggests the need to approach students’ attitudes towards a multilingual university by considering the ways in which the sociolinguistic context (in official, academic and experiential terms) may have an impact on their perception of the process of multilingualisation in universities.This study was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation through projects FFI2008- 00585/FILO and FFI2012-35834John Benjamins2016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1075/sar.1.2.01cothttp://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/65358reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//FFI2008-00585info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO//FFI2012-35834Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1075/sar.1.2.01cotStudy Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education, 2016, vol. 1, núm. 2, p. 129 - 153(c) John Benjamins, 2016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/653582026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
title Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
spellingShingle Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
Cots Caimons, Josep Maria
Bilingual regions
English
Internationalisation
Language attitudes
Language policies
Minority languages
Multilingualism and university
title_short Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
title_full Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
title_fullStr Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
title_full_unstemmed Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
title_sort Studying in a 'multilingual university' at home or abroad: Perspectives of home and international students in the Basque Country, Catalonia and Wales
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cots Caimons, Josep Maria
Garrett, Peter
Lasagabaster Herrarte, David
author Cots Caimons, Josep Maria
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Garrett, Peter
Lasagabaster Herrarte, David
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Lasagabaster Herrarte, David
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bilingual regions
English
Internationalisation
Language attitudes
Language policies
Minority languages
Multilingualism and university
topic Bilingual regions
English
Internationalisation
Language attitudes
Language policies
Minority languages
Multilingualism and university
description The relatively recent phenomenon of the internationalisation of higher education (HE) in European non-English speaking universities has resulted in more linguistically diverse student bodies and has forced universities in bilingual territories to reconsider their language policies. In this paper, we adopt a student perspective in order to explore the notion of a multilingual university in the bilingual territories of Catalonia, Wales and the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC). This also includes looking at how the students view the relationship and possible tensions between internationalisation (and its concomitant student mobility) and the language policies. In order to investigate the attitudes and beliefs of the students (both home and international) in connection with the notion of a multilingual university, we asked them to complete an open-ended questionnaire item regarding the advantages and disadvantages they see in such an institution. The results of the analysis point, in the first place, to different perceptions among students of a multilingual university depending on (i) whether English is the main or even sole means of instruction, and on (ii) the perceived status of the minority language. Secondly, the analysis suggests the need to approach students’ attitudes towards a multilingual university by considering the ways in which the sociolinguistic context (in official, academic and experiential terms) may have an impact on their perception of the process of multilingualisation in universities.
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Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education, 2016, vol. 1, núm. 2, p. 129 - 153
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