ICLHE 2021 Symposium - The Englishization of Higher Education: A phenomenon of glocalization?
Date : du 21-10-2021 au 22-10-2021
Modalité : intégralement à distance
Organisation : Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education Network (ICLHE)
Maastricht University and the ICLHE Association are pleased to announce a two-day online Symposium in 21-22 October 2021 focusing on the Englishization of Higher Education. This Symposium replaces the main ICLHE Conference which, due to the uncertainties surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, has been postponed to: 18-21 October 2022 Read more about the Conference in October 2022 here.
The purpose of the Symposium is not to replicate the physical Conference, but is on a related theme: “The Englishization of Higher Education: A phenomenon of glocalization?” Studies of Englishization often emphasize the existence of localized varieties, glocalization. Glocalization indicates that the global intensification of dependencies beyond national borders in different domains goes hand in hand with the articulation of local particularities. Universities across the world embrace Englishization, but they do so in their own way. The Symposium brings together scholars from across the world. What are similarities? What are differences? Does this process bring new opportunities or is it a threat?
Programme :
The purpose of this online Symposium is to investigate pros and cons of the global Englishization of higher education. The Symposium brings together scholars from across the world. What are the differences and similarities regarding their findings on Englishization? Does this process bring new opportunities or is it a threat?
Englishization is the process in which the English language is increasingly gaining ground in domains where another language was previously used. In education, it is not only about an increase in EMI programmes, but also about the increase in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and in programmes which integrate Content and Language in higher education (ICLHE) as far as English is concerned. In higher education, Englishization means an increase in the number of research publications in English and a relative decrease of those in the first language (L1), more courses and programmes taught in English, the increased use of literature from the Anglophone world including in programmes taught through a different language, and a greater proportion of international staff. The Englishization of higher education often also has an impact on other domains in society, such as culture.
Englishization has been presented in terms of glocalization in order to emphasize the existence of localized varieties of Englishization. The concept of glocalization indicates that the global intensification of dependencies beyond national borders in different domains goes hand in hand with the articulation of local particularities. This global-local nexus can also be applied to the worldwide introduction of EMI programmes. In this case, glocalization means that universities across the world may offer EMI programmes, but they do so in their own way. This implies that the Englishization is shaped differently. Is Englishization a phenomenon that is well conceptualized in terms of glocalization? Should it be talked about in other theoretical terms? This Symposium aims not only to address these kinds of fundamental questions, but also to draw attention to their practical consequences.
The Symposium comprises a series of interviews with key speakers and panel discussions plus short presentations of research. Moderators will ensure that the Symposium is as interactive as possible. Participants will have the opportunity to post questions and comments for speakers online beforehand as well as submit questions live at the time.
Keynote speakers
Anna Kristina Hultgren
Anna Kristina Hultgren holds a DPhil in Sociolinguistics (Oxford, 2009) and an MA in English and French Language (Copenhagen, 1999). Kristina is currently Senior Lecturer in English Language and Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK, and Future Leaders Fellow at UK Research and Innovation.
Kwok-Kan Tam
Kwok-kan Tam is Chair Professor of English and Dean of Humanities and Social Science at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. His recent publications include The Englishized Subject: Postcolonial Writings in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia (2019).
Alma Maldonado-Maldonado
Alma Maldonado-Maldonado is a researcher at the Department of Educational Research (DIE) of the Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) of Mexico. Her lines of research are: policies on higher education, higher education in Latin America; international organizations, globalization, internationalization and international student mobility.
Philippe Van Parijs
Philippe Van Parijs is a guest professor at the Universities of Louvain and Leuven and a Robert Schuman Fellow at the European University Institute (Florence). He is (with Alex Housen and Nell Foster) the coordinator of the Marnix Plan for a Multilingual Brussels and (with Paul De Grauwe) of the Re-Bel initiative (“Rethinking Belgium’s institutions in the European context”).
Aminata Cairo
Aminata Cairo is an independent consultant and the former Lector of Inclusive Education at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (2017 – 2020), the first and only research professor in the Netherlands of African descent.
URL : https://iclhe-um.nl/.../iclhe-symposium-2021
mot(s) clé(s) : enseignement supérieur, internationalisation de l'éducation et mobilité, langues vivantes
