TR899.L63

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-239) and index

1- Harold 2- William Reynolds 3- Rudi Fehr 4- Ralph Wonters 5- David Bretherton 6- Anne V. Coates 7- Dede Allen 8- Tom Rolf 9- Maury Winetrobe 10- Jerry Greenberg 11- Lou Lombardo 12- Evan Lottman 13- Alan Heim 14- Richard Halsey 15- Michael Kahn 16- Richard Marks 17- Tina Hirsch 18- Craig Mckay 19- Susan E. Morse 20- Arthur Schmidt 21- Carol Litteton

In the global debates on English as international lingua franca or as ‘killer language’, the adoption of English as medium of instruction in Higher Education is raising increasing concern. Plurilingualism and multilingualism are embedded in the official policies of the European Union and Council of Europe, and the Bologna Process for harmonizing Higher Education promises ‘proper provision for linguistic diversity’. But even enthusiasts acknowledge the problems of implementing such policies in the face of an inexorable increase in the use of English. This survey draws on the most recent and sometimes disparate sources in an attempt to paint a comprehensive and up-to-date picture of the spread of English-medium teaching in Europe's universities. The article sets the changes in the context of accelerating globalization and marketization, and analyses the forces which are driving the adoption of English, and some of the problems which accelerating ‘Englishization’ of European Higher Education might create.