English on the streets of Sweden: An ecolinguistic view of two cities and a language policy
(2003) In Working Papers in Educational Linguistics 19(1). p.43-63- Abstract
- The position of English vis-a-vis Swedish in Sweden is gaining attention because of a growing concern that the encroachment of English in certain Swedish domains will result in Swedish simultaneously losing ground. A current language policy proposal, entitled Mal i mun, commissioned by the Swedish government addresses this concern, in part, by outlining recommendations for the respective roles of Swedish & English (1) in primary, secondary, & higher education, & (2) in public, commercial, & governmental settings with the aim of strengthening Swedish. The present paper uses an ecolinguistic framework to offer a glimpse of the complex ways in which English is integrated with daily life in the two Swedish cities of Lund &... (More)
- The position of English vis-a-vis Swedish in Sweden is gaining attention because of a growing concern that the encroachment of English in certain Swedish domains will result in Swedish simultaneously losing ground. A current language policy proposal, entitled Mal i mun, commissioned by the Swedish government addresses this concern, in part, by outlining recommendations for the respective roles of Swedish & English (1) in primary, secondary, & higher education, & (2) in public, commercial, & governmental settings with the aim of strengthening Swedish. The present paper uses an ecolinguistic framework to offer a glimpse of the complex ways in which English is integrated with daily life in the two Swedish cities of Lund & Malmo in order to illuminate the efficacy with which Mal i mun might impact the relationship among the teaching, learning, & use of English in Sweden. (Less)
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- author
- Hult, Francis LU
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- 2003
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- English as an International Language, language policy, Sweden, English, Swedish, language status
- in
- Working Papers in Educational Linguistics
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 43 - 63
- ISSN
- 1548-3134
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- e501d8b6-d41a-4a6f-a680-1855c7ba2c5d (old id 133439)
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- http://www.wpel.net/v19/v19n1_Hult.pdf
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- 2007-07-27 09:18:17
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