Earls, Clive W.
(2016)
When English just is not enough:
'Multilingualism with English' in
contemporary European higher education.
International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 26 (3).
pp. 329-347.
ISSN 0802-6106
Abstract
English proficiency is viewed across societal levels as a necessary commodity
for accessing the best educational and professional prospects. The high value
associated with English as symbolic capital may be seen to impact negatively
upon the promotion of individual and societal multilingualism beyond an
emergent dominant pattern of L1+English. To date, few empirical studies have
been conducted into the ecology and ideologies that prevail within European
English-medium degree programmes regarding English and the concomitant
acquisition of additional languages. On the basis of empirical data generated
from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, this paper explores
the experiences of students and lecturers within English-medium degree
programmes in Germany as they negotiate their English-speaking
environments and explores their practices of multilingualism beyond their L1
and English.
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