Study finds many European academics are reluctant to teach in English

“New research has revealed deep ambivalence among academics told by European universities to teach and publish in English, with one even threatening to sue his department rather than switch language. As European continental universities increasingly switch to English for master’s programs, interviews conducted at the University of Hamburg in Germany show that there is resistance to the shift …” (more)

[David Matthews, Inside Higher Ed, 4 August]

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