English-Medium Higher Education and the ROAD-MAPPING framework
Two decades into the 21st century, it is fair to say that the internationalisation of higher education and, concurrently, the use of English to achieve such internationalisation is an indisputable reality. However, under the seemingly homogenising label of ‘English-medium education’ (EME) we find a wide range of complex and highly situated phenomena that come in different shapes and forms. To examine these multi-faceted realities in a comprehensive and holistic way, this session will argue for the use of a conceptual framework known under the acronym of ROAD-MAPPING, which is anchored conceptually in sociolinguistic and ecolinguistic approaches as well as language policy research. After introducing the ROAD-MAPPING framework, I will illustrate its wide usage by elaborating, firstly, how it can be applied to describe EME in different countries, secondly, how it can be used to design a research project and, thirdly, how it allows for re-interpreting existing EME research.
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Vortragende(r)
Ute Smit is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Vienna. Her research focuses on English in and around the classroom in various educational settings. Her publications deal with EME (English Medium Education), ELF (English as a lingua franca) and CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). Ute is a member of various international projects and a board member of the ICLHE (Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education) Association.
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Alexander Onysko (alexander [dot] onysko [at] aau [dot] at)
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