Multilingual Professionals in Internationally Operating Companies: Tensions in Their Linguistic Repertoire?

Autor/inn/en	van der Worp, Karin; Cenoz, Jasone; Gorter, Durk
Titel	Multilingual Professionals in Internationally Operating Companies: Tensions in Their Linguistic Repertoire?
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 37 (2018) 4, S.353-375 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2017-0074
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Professional Personnel; International Trade; Corporations; English for Special Purposes; Language Minorities; Official Languages; Work Environment; Foreign Countries; Language Planning; Spanish; Private Sector; Language Usage; Interviews; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Personalbestand; Trade; International relations; Handel; Internationale Beziehungen; Unternehmen; Sprachminderheit; Office language; Amtssprache; Arbeitsmilieu; Ausland; Sprachwechsel; Spanisch; Privater Sektor; Sprachgebrauch; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Spanien
Abstract	Several studies on multilingualism in the workplace have emphasized the role of English as a lingua franca. Other studies have paid attention to the interaction between English and local languages in workplaces where global orientations and local languages co-occur. The present study focuses on internationally oriented workplaces in the bilingual Basque Autonomous Community (BAC). The study aims to analyze the use of the minority language Basque in the workplace and the challenges it faces in an emerging multilingual global context. The promotion and use of the minority language in internationally oriented workplaces is related to language policies of the regional government, the role of 'new speakers' of Basque, and the possible tensions between the efforts to revitalize Basque and the use of English as a global language, mediated by the position of Spanish as a strong international language. Our conclusion is that there is a need to establish new policies that are truly multilingual as well as to raise awareness in companies about the importance of adequate language management practices. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01