English as "Lingua Franca" and the Internationalization of Academe

Authors

  • Michele Rostan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2011.63.8548

Keywords:

Academic Profession, Cross-Border Education, Globalization and Internationalization, International Organizations, Language Issues,

Abstract

English has become the major language of scientific communication, and to a lesser extent, teaching worldwide. Using data from a international study of the academic profession, this article discusses some of the themes, positive and negative, of the role of "global English.

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Published

2011-03-25

How to Cite

Rostan, M. (2011). English as "Lingua Franca" and the Internationalization of Academe. International Higher Education, (63). https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2011.63.8548

Issue

No. 63: Spring 2011

Section

International

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