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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-08-100-58
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2021.08.100.58
Language: English
Citation: Azimkulova, G. A. (2021). Monolingualism in the field of German higher education and science: «for» and «against». ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 08 (100), 325-327. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-08-100-58 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2021.08.100.58 |
Pages: 325-327
Published: 30.08.2021
Abstract: One of the tools of globalization was the creation of a single European area of higher education, which needs a generally recognized language of international academic communication. Without it, academic mobility, in which many universities in the German-speaking region participate, would not have been possible. Today, English has become the language of international communication in the field of higher education and science, which has become a successful competitor to another communicatively powerful language - German, which has long-standing rich traditions in this area: it was the German language that was the leader in the academic environment from the second half of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century. however, then, due to a number of historical reasons, he lost his leadership position. As a result, a cultural change took place imperceptibly, fraught with a decline in the prestige of science in German society. The article examines the problems of the language situation in German universities, the dangers of the active introduction of English as the language of instruction for the level of scientific training of students, scientific discussions, as well as for the development of the German language itself. The use of English as a marketing tool in the field of higher education is emphasized, which can lead to the erasure of national systems in higher education.
Key words: European Higher Education Area; communicatively powerful language, communicative status of language, official language, monolingualism, multilingualism, language expansion.
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