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Scientific Object Identifier: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-08-100-56
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2021.08.100.56
Language: English
Citation: Namozova, N. Y. (2021). German and English in the academic field of the German-speaking region. ISJ Theoretical & Applied Science, 08 (100), 318-321. Soi: http://s-o-i.org/1.1/TAS-08-100-56 Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.15863/TAS.2021.08.100.56 |
Pages: 318-321
Published: 30.08.2021
Abstract: German lost the competition with English in the implementation of the provisions of the 1999 Bologna Declaration, despite the fact that, like English, it is a communicatively powerful language. The reasons for the negative change in the communicative status of the German language are: 1) the absence of the German language in the list of official languages of the main international organizations of the twentieth century - the League of Nations and the United Nations; 2) the emigration of many German scientists from Nazi Germany to the United States; 3) the promotion of the United States to a leading position in the field of economics, including in the field of scientific publications. The loss of the German language of its former leading positions in the field of higher education and science is manifested in the transition of many forms of education in higher education (lectures, seminars, scientific discussions) and scientific conferences into English. These changes are painfully perceived by the German scientific community and are actively discussed by it.
Key words: Bologna Declaration; the status of the German language; level of language competence; monolingualism; multilingualism; «Truncated» English.
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