Beyza Björkman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3824146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Beyza Björkman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Beyza |
| FAMILY NAME | Björkman |
| SIGNATURE | BJÖRKMAN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4779-9572 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
University language policies in Estonia and Sweden
As universities seek to become more international, their need to engage with a wider range of languages, particularly English, seems more prominent. At the same time, universities are also regarded by many stakeholders as key institutions to preserve a given national language and culture. This apparent tension makes universities a fruitful ground to explore relevant issues of language policymaking. This paper analyses language policies in higher …
An analysis of polyadic English as a lingua franca (ELF) speech
Language ideology or language practice? An analysis of language policy documents at Swedish universities
This article presents an analysis and interpretation of language policy documents from eight Swedish universities with regard to intertextuality, authorship and content analysis of the notions of language practices and English as a lingua franca (ELF). The analysis is then linked to Spolsky’s framework of language policy, namely language practices, language beliefs, values (and ideology), and language planning or management (Spolsky 2004). The re…
Grammar of English as a Lingua Franca
English today has reached global dimensions no other language has come near before. It is used in a very large number of domains and is spoken by millions of people for various purposes.
The pragmatics of English as a lingua franca in the international university
Pragmatic strategies in English as an academic lingua franca
‘So where we are?’ Spoken lingua franca English at a technical university in Sweden
This article discusses the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) by engineering students and its effectiveness in content courses at a technical university, reporting the preliminary results of part of a study that investigates authentic and high-stakes speech events at a Swedish technical university. The main aim of my research is to find out what kind of divergence from standard morphosyntactic forms of English if any leads to disturbance, i.…
Pragmatic strategies in English as an academic lingua franca
The pragmatics of English as a lingua franca in the international university
Language ideology or language practice? An analysis of language policy documents at Swedish universities
This article presents an analysis and interpretation of language policy documents from eight Swedish universities with regard to intertextuality, authorship and content analysis of the notions of language practices and English as a lingua franca (ELF). The analysis is then linked to Spolsky’s framework of language policy, namely language practices, language beliefs, values (and ideology), and language planning or management (Spolsky 2004). The re…
University language policies in Estonia and Sweden
As universities seek to become more international, their need to engage with a wider range of languages, particularly English, seems more prominent. At the same time, universities are also regarded by many stakeholders as key institutions to preserve a given national language and culture. This apparent tension makes universities a fruitful ground to explore relevant issues of language policymaking. This paper analyses language policies in higher …
‘So where we are?’ Spoken lingua franca English at a technical university in Sweden
This article discusses the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) by engineering students and its effectiveness in content courses at a technical university, reporting the preliminary results of part of a study that investigates authentic and high-stakes speech events at a Swedish technical university. The main aim of my research is to find out what kind of divergence from standard morphosyntactic forms of English if any leads to disturbance, i.…
The pragmatics of English as a lingua franca in the international university
Pragmatic strategies in English as an academic lingua franca
Grammar of English as a Lingua Franca
English today has reached global dimensions no other language has come near before. It is used in a very large number of domains and is spoken by millions of people for various purposes.
An analysis of polyadic English as a lingua franca (ELF) speech
Language ideology or language practice? An analysis of language policy documents at Swedish universities
This article presents an analysis and interpretation of language policy documents from eight Swedish universities with regard to intertextuality, authorship and content analysis of the notions of language practices and English as a lingua franca (ELF). The analysis is then linked to Spolsky’s framework of language policy, namely language practices, language beliefs, values (and ideology), and language planning or management (Spolsky 2004). The re…
University language policies in Estonia and Sweden
As universities seek to become more international, their need to engage with a wider range of languages, particularly English, seems more prominent. At the same time, universities are also regarded by many stakeholders as key institutions to preserve a given national language and culture. This apparent tension makes universities a fruitful ground to explore relevant issues of language policymaking. This paper analyses language policies in higher …
Linguistics (7 works) · Lingua franca (6 works) · English as a lingua franca (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)