Talking about teaching in English Swedish university lecturers’ experiences of changing teaching language

• Published in: Ibérica (Castellón de la Plana, Spain) Vol. 22; no. 22; pp. 35 - 54
• Main Author: Airey, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos (AELFE) 2011; Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos
• Subjects: Bilingualism; clases universitarias; docencia en una lengua paralela; ELF; enseñanza en inglés; Fysik med inriktning mot fysikens didaktik; HUMANIORA och RELIGIONSVETENSKAP; HUMANITIES and RELIGION; inglés como lengua franca; language education; Languages and linguistics; Linguistic subjects; Lingvistikämnen; medio de instrucción; medium of instruction; parallel; parallel-language education; Physics with specialization in Physics Education; Språkvetenskap; teaching in English; Tvåspråkighet; university lecturing

This study documents the experiences of Swedish university lecturers when theychange from teaching in their first language to teaching in English. Eighteenlecturers from two Swedish universities took part in a training course for teacherswho need to give content courses in English. As part of the co...