Englishization of Dutch higher education

The Netherlands is one of the countries where the Englishization of higher education is most evident. The percentage of bachelor’s and master’s programmes at Dutch universities through the medium of English is among the highest in Europe. This chapter addresses the concern and public controversy generated by the preponderance of English. It illustrates how language policy encapsulates the changes in Dutch universities and the impacts these have on stakeholders and compares these with a study of students’ perceptions of EMI. The analysis contends that Englishization can only be understood in th... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Wilkinson, Robert
Gabriëls, René
Dokumenttyp: book-chapter
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Verlag/Hrsg.: Amsterdam University Press
Sprache: unknown
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Link(s) : http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/9789463727358_ch11

The Netherlands is one of the countries where the Englishization of higher education is most evident. The percentage of bachelor’s and master’s programmes at Dutch universities through the medium of English is among the highest in Europe. This chapter addresses the concern and public controversy generated by the preponderance of English. It illustrates how language policy encapsulates the changes in Dutch universities and the impacts these have on stakeholders and compares these with a study of students’ perceptions of EMI. The analysis contends that Englishization can only be understood in the light of the impact of neoliberalism on academia, highlighting the incongruity between the critical voices in the public controversy and the discourse of university administrators.