Course Details
Country:
Finland
Institution:
University of Helsinki
Course Title:
English in the Nordic Countries
Course Number:
NOR-313
Course Description:
Topics covered in the course include:
The history of the English language in the Nordic countries
Anglification of the Nordic languages: Long-term language contact and everyday discourse
Language contact and language change: Impact on the languages of the Nordic countries
Views on English as a threat to native Nordic languages
English as a Nordic lingua franca: Help or hindrance?
Language policy and English in primary education: The case of Iceland
Parallelingualism, translanguaging, and English-medium instruction in Higher Education: The case of Sweden
English in the workplace: The case of Denmark
English in the linguistic landscape: The case of the Arctic Circle
Superdiversity and English in social media: The case of Finland
Identity marking and English in intimate spaces
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
LING ----
