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Language assets, scientific prestige, and academic power : The efficacy of national linguistic capital in internationalizing career trajectories

Authors :
Salö, Linus
Holmes, Luke
Hanell, Linnea
Salö, Linus
Holmes, Luke
Hanell, Linnea
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

In this chapter we examine the value held by national languages, here Swedish, in the scholarly career trajectories in non-Anglophone countries. To this end, we analyse the language policies of Swedish higher education institutions and the narrated perceptions of two international recruits. Adopting Pierre Bourdieu’s distinction between scientific and academic capital, we argue that Swedish language skills constitute a vital asset in processes of accruing power in Sweden’s scientific world. Hence, as we maintain, English is not all that matters, despite internationalization being high on the agenda.<br />QC 20220113Part of book: ISBN 978-90-04-50790-6

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1312825570
Document Type :
Electronic Resource