Michele Gazzola
Biographic Data
| ID | 366396 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michele Gazzola |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michele |
| FAMILY NAME | Gazzola |
| SIGNATURE | GAZZOLA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ulster |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8856-6011 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Norwegian language policy in higher education: An evaluation of policy design
This article evaluates the design of the official language policy of the Norwegian government in the field of higher education set out in two white papers in 2008 and 2020. The aim of the language policy is to avoid domain loss of the Norwegian language and thus keep it 'complete' and able to function as unifying factor in society. In the two white papers, however, the logic of collective action in language policy is not explicit. We adopt a lang…
Epistemological and Theoretical Foundations in Language Policy and Planning
This book advances the growing field of language policy and planning (LPP) by examining its epistemological and theoretical foundations.
Towards an index of linguistic justice
As a step towards a systematic comparative evaluation of the fairness of different language policies, a rationale is presented for the design of an index of linguistic justice based on public policy analysis. The approach taken is to define a ‘minimum threshold of linguistic justice’ with respect to government language policy in three domains: law and order, public administration, and essential services. A hypothetical situation of pure equality …
Epistemological and Theoretical Foundations in Language Policy and Planning
Measuring Diversity in Multilingual Communication
This article develops new indices to measure linguistic diversity. It is new in two respects: firstly, existing indices to measure the probability that in a given multilingual context communication among people speaking different languages can successfully occur are based on the assumption that communication is possible only if at least one single language is shared. This study develops new indices that describe the probability that people with d…
Stefaan van der Jeught. (2015) EU Language Law
Multilingual communication for whom? Language policy and fairness in the European Union
This article compares the effectiveness and the fairness of four alternative policies aimed at managing multilingual communication in the European Union. The current multilingual regime, based on the formal equality among the official languages of the European Union Member States disenfranchises only a small percentage of residents. On the contrary, an English-only language policy would exclude 45% to 79% of adult residents in the 25 countries fo…
Is ELF more effective and fair than translation? An evaluation of the EU's multilingual regime
The management of multilingualism in the European Union ( EU ) has become an increasingly debated issue. Some argue that ‘ E nglish as a lingua franca’ ( ELF ) should help solve many of the attendant challenges. The claim is sometimes made that ELF , as a multilingual way of using E nglish, is no longer dependent upon the practices and representations of native speakers and therefore poses no threat to linguistic diversity or to fairness. In this…
The linguistic implications of academic performance indicators: General Trends and Case Study
This article analyzes the new system of indicators adopted in Italy to evaluate universities' research activities, and it shows that this system provides an implicit structure of economic incentives which de facto is likely to favor the use of English in scientific communication. This is due, among other things, to the use of bibliometric indicators and databases skewed in favor of English. This article also analyzes the rising phenomenon of prog…
Assessing efficiency and fairness in multilingual communication: Towards a general analytical framework
The comparison between various language policies that aim to manage multilingual communication ought to rely on some robust methodology for evaluation. This paper discusses the possibility to found such a methodology on the well-established concepts of efficiency and fairness. Assessing efficiency implies comparing how resources are allocated under alternative policy options (or scenarios) in order to identify the policy promising the best overal…
Rassegna di dell’Aquila & Iannàccaro (2004): La pianificazione linguistica. Lingue, società e istituzioni
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Managing multilingualism in the European Union: Language policy evaluation for the European Parliament
Multilingual communication for whom? Language policy and fairness in the European Union
This article compares the effectiveness and the fairness of four alternative policies aimed at managing multilingual communication in the European Union. The current multilingual regime, based on the formal equality among the official languages of the European Union Member States disenfranchises only a small percentage of residents. On the contrary, an English-only language policy would exclude 45% to 79% of adult residents in the 25 countries fo…
Is ELF more effective and fair than translation? An evaluation of the EU's multilingual regime
The management of multilingualism in the European Union ( EU ) has become an increasingly debated issue. Some argue that ‘ E nglish as a lingua franca’ ( ELF ) should help solve many of the attendant challenges. The claim is sometimes made that ELF , as a multilingual way of using E nglish, is no longer dependent upon the practices and representations of native speakers and therefore poses no threat to linguistic diversity or to fairness. In this…
Managing multilingualism in the European Union: Language policy evaluation for the European Parliament
Towards an index of linguistic justice
As a step towards a systematic comparative evaluation of the fairness of different language policies, a rationale is presented for the design of an index of linguistic justice based on public policy analysis. The approach taken is to define a ‘minimum threshold of linguistic justice’ with respect to government language policy in three domains: law and order, public administration, and essential services. A hypothetical situation of pure equality …
Measuring Diversity in Multilingual Communication
This article develops new indices to measure linguistic diversity. It is new in two respects: firstly, existing indices to measure the probability that in a given multilingual context communication among people speaking different languages can successfully occur are based on the assumption that communication is possible only if at least one single language is shared. This study develops new indices that describe the probability that people with d…
The linguistic implications of academic performance indicators: General Trends and Case Study
This article analyzes the new system of indicators adopted in Italy to evaluate universities' research activities, and it shows that this system provides an implicit structure of economic incentives which de facto is likely to favor the use of English in scientific communication. This is due, among other things, to the use of bibliometric indicators and databases skewed in favor of English. This article also analyzes the rising phenomenon of prog…
Managing multilingualism in the European Union: Language policy evaluation for the European Parliament
Assessing efficiency and fairness in multilingual communication: Towards a general analytical framework
The comparison between various language policies that aim to manage multilingual communication ought to rely on some robust methodology for evaluation. This paper discusses the possibility to found such a methodology on the well-established concepts of efficiency and fairness. Assessing efficiency implies comparing how resources are allocated under alternative policy options (or scenarios) in order to identify the policy promising the best overal…
Rassegna di dell’Aquila & Iannàccaro (2004): La pianificazione linguistica. Lingue, società e istituzioni
Preview this article: Vittorio dell’Aquila e Gabriele Iannàccaro. La pianificazione linguistica. Lingue, società e istituzioni, Page 1 of 1 /docserver/preview/fulltext/lplp.31.2.10gaz-1.gif
The linguistic implications of academic performance indicators: General Trends and Case Study
This article analyzes the new system of indicators adopted in Italy to evaluate universities' research activities, and it shows that this system provides an implicit structure of economic incentives which de facto is likely to favor the use of English in scientific communication. This is due, among other things, to the use of bibliometric indicators and databases skewed in favor of English. This article also analyzes the rising phenomenon of prog…
Is ELF more effective and fair than translation? An evaluation of the EU's multilingual regime
The management of multilingualism in the European Union ( EU ) has become an increasingly debated issue. Some argue that ‘ E nglish as a lingua franca’ ( ELF ) should help solve many of the attendant challenges. The claim is sometimes made that ELF , as a multilingual way of using E nglish, is no longer dependent upon the practices and representations of native speakers and therefore poses no threat to linguistic diversity or to fairness. In this…
Multilingual communication for whom? Language policy and fairness in the European Union
This article compares the effectiveness and the fairness of four alternative policies aimed at managing multilingual communication in the European Union. The current multilingual regime, based on the formal equality among the official languages of the European Union Member States disenfranchises only a small percentage of residents. On the contrary, an English-only language policy would exclude 45% to 79% of adult residents in the 25 countries fo…
Stefaan van der Jeught. (2015) EU Language Law
Measuring Diversity in Multilingual Communication
This article develops new indices to measure linguistic diversity. It is new in two respects: firstly, existing indices to measure the probability that in a given multilingual context communication among people speaking different languages can successfully occur are based on the assumption that communication is possible only if at least one single language is shared. This study develops new indices that describe the probability that people with d…
Epistemological and Theoretical Foundations in Language Policy and Planning
This book advances the growing field of language policy and planning (LPP) by examining its epistemological and theoretical foundations.
Towards an index of linguistic justice
As a step towards a systematic comparative evaluation of the fairness of different language policies, a rationale is presented for the design of an index of linguistic justice based on public policy analysis. The approach taken is to define a ‘minimum threshold of linguistic justice’ with respect to government language policy in three domains: law and order, public administration, and essential services. A hypothetical situation of pure equality …
Epistemological and Theoretical Foundations in Language Policy and Planning
The Norwegian language policy in higher education: An evaluation of policy design
This article evaluates the design of the official language policy of the Norwegian government in the field of higher education set out in two white papers in 2008 and 2020. The aim of the language policy is to avoid domain loss of the Norwegian language and thus keep it 'complete' and able to function as unifying factor in society. In the two white papers, however, the logic of collective action in language policy is not explicit. We adopt a lang…
Sociology (8 works) · Linguistics (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (7 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Economics (5 works) · Language policy (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (5 works) · Business (4 works)