A Case Study of Swedish Scholars' Experiences with and Perceptions of the Use of English in Academic Publishing

Autor/inn/en	Olsson, Anna; Sheridan, Vera
Titel	A Case Study of Swedish Scholars' Experiences with and Perceptions of the Use of English in Academic Publishing
Quelle	In: Written Communication, 29 (2012) 1, S.33-54 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-0883
DOI	10.1177/0741088311428566
Schlagwörter	Social Sciences; Content Analysis; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Language Usage; Academic Discourse; Faculty Publishing; Writing for Publication; Swedish; Native Speakers; Statistical Analysis; Difficulty Level; Language Attitudes; Writing (Composition); College Faculty; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; Inhaltsanalyse; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sprachgebrauch; Discourse; Diskurs; Schwedisch; Muttersprachler; Statistische Analyse; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Sprachverhalten; Schreibübung; Fakultät; Schweden
Abstract	This empirical study surveyed academic staff at a Swedish university about their experiences and perceptions of the use of English in their academic fields. The objective was to examine how the influence of English in disciplinary domains might affect the viability of Swedish in the academic sphere and to investigate how it might disadvantage Swedish scholars. The data findings were analyzed quantitatively and are complemented with a qualitative content analysis, outlining perception and attitude patterns in the responses. Findings suggest power asymmetry between English and Swedish, as the data contain indications of perceived unequal opportunities between native and nonnative speakers in the international academic community. Swedish scholars highlighted the nuanced expressions of academic discourse found in social science writing as creating particular difficulty when writing in English. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10