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Goddard, Angela
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Henry, A. & Goddard, A. (2015). Bicultural or Hybrid?: The Second Language Identities of Students on an English-Mediated University Program in Sweden. Journal of Language, Identity & Education, 14(4), 255-274
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Bicultural or Hybrid?: The Second Language Identities of Students on an English-Mediated University Program in Sweden
2015 (English)In: Journal of Language, Identity & Education, ISSN 1534-8458, E-ISSN 1532-7701, Vol. 14, no 4, p. 255-274Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

It has been suggested that in foreign language learning and ELF situations, identity might not be implicated in any great extent. Focusing on the impact globalization has on identities, the purpose of this study is to consider whether identity might be involved in Swedish students’ reasons for enrolling on an English-medium university program and, if so, the types of identities students construct. Analyses of data from interviews with 11 students revealed that identities do play a role in students’ enrolment reasons. However, rather than the bicultural identities identified in previous motivational research, the identities emerging here appear hybrid in nature. Along with other recent research, the results indicate that in contexts where English has a prominent social/societal/cultural presence it is implicated in identity construction, and that there is a relationship between identity and ELF. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords
bicultural identities, English as a lingua franca (ELF), English medium instruction, globalization, hybrid identities, identity, motivation
National Category
Specific Languages
Research subject
HUMANITIES, English
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-8695 (URN)10.1080/15348458.2015.1070596 (DOI)000361129300003 ()2-s2.0-84941654605 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2015-11-27 Created: 2015-11-24 Last updated: 2020-03-31Bibliographically approved
Goddard, A. & Henry, A. (2013). English language learning for international employability (1ed.). In: Bilham, Tim (Ed.), For the Love of Learning: Innovations from Outstanding University Teachers (pp. 247-253). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Open this publication in new window or tab >>English language learning for international employability
2013 (English)In: For the Love of Learning: Innovations from Outstanding University Teachers / [ed] Bilham, Tim, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, 1, p. 247-253Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 Edition: 1
Series
Palgrave Macmillan Higher Education
Keywords
Language, Motivation, English, Employability, Worksplace communication
National Category
Pedagogy
Research subject
SOCIAL SCIENCE, Educational science; HUMANITIES, English
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-5705 (URN)9781137334299 (ISBN)
Available from: 2013-11-09 Created: 2013-11-09 Last updated: 2020-03-31Bibliographically approved
Goddard, A., Henry, A., Mondor, M. & Van Der Laaken, M. (2013). Have you ever been to England? You know, they speak really weird English there'.: Some implications of the growth of English as a global language for the teaching of English in the UK. English in Education, 47(1), 79-95
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Have you ever been to England? You know, they speak really weird English there'.: Some implications of the growth of English as a global language for the teaching of English in the UK
2013 (English)In: English in Education, ISSN 0425-0494, E-ISSN 1754-8845, Vol. 47, no 1, p. 79-95Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article describes two inter-related research projects concerned with the teaching and learning of English in contemporary contexts, where English is changing its status from being the first language of specific groups of speakers to becoming a global lingua franca. Focussing respectively on learners of English as a second language (L2 users) in the Netherlands and Sweden, and on native speakers (L1 users) in the UK, our research reveals what English as a lingua franca means to some of its European users, and considers ways for L1 teachers and learners to remain connected internationally.

Keywords
'possible selves', Employability, English as a lingua franca, Internationalization, New technologies
National Category
Specific Languages
Research subject
HUMANITIES, English
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-5315 (URN)10.1111/eie.12002 (DOI)000315438400008 ()
Available from: 2013-05-02 Created: 2013-05-02 Last updated: 2020-03-31Bibliographically approved
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