International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales

European higher education institutions are in general highly committed to internationalisation, seeing it as providing ways into the global education market, as an indicator of academic excellence, and for generating income. In multilingual settings, minority languages are not always given adequate...

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Authors: Garret, Peter, Gallego Balsà, Lídia
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Publication Date:2014
Country:España
Institution:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repository:Repositori Obert UdL
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2013.874434
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/56782
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Keyword:Bilingüisme
mobilitat
Multilingüisme
Internacionalització
Ensenyament universitari
Mobilitat laboral
Estudiants universitaris
Globalització
Bilingualism
Occupational mobility
Multilingualism
College students
Globalization
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spelling International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and WalesGarret, PeterGallego Balsà, LídiaBilingüismemobilitatMultilingüismeInternacionalitzacióEnsenyament universitariBilingüismeMobilitat laboralMultilingüismeEstudiants universitarisGlobalitzacióBilingualismOccupational mobilityMultilingualismCollege studentsGlobalizationEuropean higher education institutions are in general highly committed to internationalisation, seeing it as providing ways into the global education market, as an indicator of academic excellence, and for generating income. In multilingual settings, minority languages are not always given adequate consideration in this process and may be a source of tension and ambiguities in the local communities and universities. We report on part of a study of international and home students at universities in two bilingual contexts: the University of Lleida (UdL, Catalonia) and Cardiff University (CU, Wales). The students were asked about their understanding of what an 'international university' is, and also, how they saw the implications of internationalisation in the universities for the respective minority languages. Results show some differentiation amongst the student groups. For example, in the case of the first item, the Lleida home students associated international universities with opportunities for travel, exchange and employment advantages far more than the other groups. And in the case of the second, international students at Lleida showed greater negativity and opposition towards the minority language than other groups. Findings highlight the difficulties in reconciling the vitality of minority languages with the forces and the priorities of internationalisationTaylor & Francis2014info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2013.874434http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/56782reponame:Repositori Obert UdL instname:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)InglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1080/01434632.2013.874434Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2014, vol. 35, num. 4, p. 361-375(c) Taylor & Francis, 2014info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/567822026-06-24T12:42:17Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
title International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
spellingShingle International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
Garret, Peter
Bilingüisme
mobilitat
Multilingüisme
Internacionalització
Ensenyament universitari
Bilingüisme
Mobilitat laboral
Multilingüisme
Estudiants universitaris
Globalització
Bilingualism
Occupational mobility
Multilingualism
College students
Globalization
title_short International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
title_full International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
title_fullStr International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
title_full_unstemmed International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
title_sort International universities and implications of internationalisation for minority languages: views from university students in Catalonia and Wales
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Garret, Peter
Gallego Balsà, Lídia
author Garret, Peter
author_facet Garret, Peter
Gallego Balsà, Lídia
author_role author
author2 Gallego Balsà, Lídia
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bilingüisme
mobilitat
Multilingüisme
Internacionalització
Ensenyament universitari
Bilingüisme
Mobilitat laboral
Multilingüisme
Estudiants universitaris
Globalització
Bilingualism
Occupational mobility
Multilingualism
College students
Globalization
topic Bilingüisme
mobilitat
Multilingüisme
Internacionalització
Ensenyament universitari
Bilingüisme
Mobilitat laboral
Multilingüisme
Estudiants universitaris
Globalització
Bilingualism
Occupational mobility
Multilingualism
College students
Globalization
description European higher education institutions are in general highly committed to internationalisation, seeing it as providing ways into the global education market, as an indicator of academic excellence, and for generating income. In multilingual settings, minority languages are not always given adequate consideration in this process and may be a source of tension and ambiguities in the local communities and universities. We report on part of a study of international and home students at universities in two bilingual contexts: the University of Lleida (UdL, Catalonia) and Cardiff University (CU, Wales). The students were asked about their understanding of what an 'international university' is, and also, how they saw the implications of internationalisation in the universities for the respective minority languages. Results show some differentiation amongst the student groups. For example, in the case of the first item, the Lleida home students associated international universities with opportunities for travel, exchange and employment advantages far more than the other groups. And in the case of the second, international students at Lleida showed greater negativity and opposition towards the minority language than other groups. Findings highlight the difficulties in reconciling the vitality of minority languages with the forces and the priorities of internationalisation
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