Sociolinguistics of Higher Education

Josep Soler is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at the Department of English, Stockholm University, Sweden. His main research interests cover the areas of language policy and linguistic ideologies; he has recently focused on the role of English in the internationalisation of higher education, and on the study of practices and ideologies in multilingual families.Lídia Gallego-Balsà is a Post-doctoral Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of English and Linguistics at the University of Lleida, Spain. Her interests include multilingualism, language policy, internationalisation, interculturality, discourse analysis, and ethnography.

“This book will not only benefit scholars who are specialists in the field of language policy and planning and multilingualism but will also offer some policy insights for university administrative staff and language policy makers. … this book links macro and micro perspectives on language policy and internationalization in higher education and offers some important insights on how different stakeholders may respond to the challenges associated with glocalization.” (Yi Wang, Language in Society, Vol. 50 (3), 2021)“The clarity of the writing and coherent organisation makes this a useful book for a heterogeneous readership. For the general audience, the book includes essential theoretical and methodological concepts about internationalisation, LP and ethnographic methods indispensable for familiarisation with the topic at hand. … this book contributes to the field of LP with a fresh perspective, valuable for anyone interested in the relationship between internationalisation and language in higher education.” (Rosana Villares, Miscelánea, Vol. 62, 2020)

• Chapter 1: Introduction: Language policy and the internationalisation of higher education in Catalonia.- Chapter 2: Language policy, internationalisation, and multilingual higher education: An overview.- Chapter 3: Language policy regulations at Catalan universities: A content analysis of their narrative.-  Chapter 4: Clashing stances towards Catalan: An ethnographic study in a small university in Catalonia.- Chapter 5: The internationalisation of Catalan universities: Multilevel language policies, circulating discourses, and stakeholders’ stance-taking.- Chapter 6: Conclusions.