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1、LanguagepolicyforabilingualfacultyKarinCarlson,ChristerKiselman,UlfDanielsson,SvenHalldin,AmaliaMattssonUppsalaUniversityConferenceonBi-andmultilingualuniversitiesHelsinki,Sept2-3,2005UppsalaandtheuniversityEnglishandSwedishattheUniversityWhathappensaroundu

2、s?•Doweprovidetheeducationdemandedbythemarket?•Arewedirectedbythedevelopment,ordowedirectthedevelopment?Communicationatseverallevels:•Seniorscientist–seniorscientist•Seniorscientist–students•Seniorscientist,students–generalpublic,politiciansHowdoesteachingi

3、nEnglishaffectthestudents?•goodknowledgeofEnglish!internationalization!contactwithcolleguesinothercountries!lessriskofculturecollisionsandmisunderstanding!exchangeofstudentsaswellasfaculty•poorerteachinginanon-nativetongue•poorerlearninginanon-nativetongue•

4、Swedishscientificandtechnicalterminologyisnotdeveloped•thecapacitytodiscussthesubjectinSwedishdisappearsveryfastUseofSwedishandEnglishatUppsalaUniversity1993-1994and2004WhySwedishandEnglish?Benefits:English•Commonlanguageresultsinlessriskformisunderstandings•

5、Communicationwithcolleaguesinothercountries,exchangeSwedish:•Moreefficientcommunicationandhighercognitivelevelsinnativetongue•Greaterunderstandingofscienceandtechnologyinthesociety,includingteachersandschoolpupils•Betterpossibilitiesforscientiststoparticipat

6、eindebatesinthesocietyandaffectdemocraticdecisions•BetterpossibilitiestoutilizescientificdiscoveriesinsocietyWhySwedishandEnglish?Goals:•ExcellentcommunicativeskillsandexcellentunderstandinginSwedishandEnglish!Means:•DevelopSwedishscientificandtecnicaltermino

7、logy•ContinuingtrainingofcommunicativeabilityinSwedishandEnglishTheLanguageCommitteeattheFacultyofScienceandTechnology,UppsalaUniversitySomefacultymembersinterestedinlanguagesandtheeffectsoftheincreasinguseofEnglishattheFacultyofScienceandTechnologystartedm

8、eetingin2002.TheLanguageCommitteewasformallyestablishedbytheBoardoftheFacultyofScienceandTechnologyJune10,2003,foraperiodofthreeyears.WhatdoestheLanguageCommitteedo?1.Suggestgoalsforuseoflanguagebythef