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Danish as the Language of Internationalization

    Activity: Talk or presentation › Lecture and oral contribution

    Description

    Foreign students from other than the Scandinavian countries usually work through English when they come to study in Denmark. At Roskilde University, we experience that many (but not all) of these students learn Danish rather fast and often go on to finish their studies in Danish. In this way, Danish becomes their language of internationalization. This paper is about the options of choosing between languages to learn and language to use, and the motivation behind these choices. The data come from questionnaire surveys and interviews; I also have observed patterns of language choice in intra-university mailing and discussion lists.
    Emneord: internationalisation, language learning, transnational student mobility
    Period19 Jun 2008
    Event titleLanguage Issues in English-Medium Universities: A Global Concern
    Event typeConference
    LocationHong Kong, Hong KongShow on map

    Keywords

    • internationalisation
    • language learning
    • transnational student mobility