Reconsideração do Inglês como Língua Franca em Contextos Acadêmico-Científicos / Rethinking English as a Lingua Franca in Scientific-Academic Contexts
Journal article, 2023

We aim to challenge assumptions made about the use of English as a "lingua franca" in scientific-academic contexts, identify the impact of such assumptions on trajectories of knowledge production and uptake, and legitimize the use of multiple languages for transnational scholarly exchange. We set out ten principles: Using English as a scientific-academic "lingua franca" does not always promote inclusion; A language positioned as a scientific-academic "lingua franca" can act as a language of domination; Positioning English as the "lingua franca" policy may discourage translations and exclude participation; Policies which position English as being the contemporary scientific-academic "lingua franca" may convey the idea that knowledge produced in English is the only knowledge that exists; The imposition of English as a presumed scientific-academic "lingua franca" is a manifestation of the unequal distribution of knowledge production and uptake; Languages/varieties function as powerful resources for knowledge making; Choosing a language for publishing or presenting is a sociolinguistic right; Choosing a language to publish or present in is a political act; Convention organizers should have the right to promote the language(s) of their choice; Convention organizers and scholars should be as creative and sensitive to including as diverse an audience as possible.

Sociolinguistic Rights

Language Policies/Politics

English for Academic Purposes

Global Knowledge Making

Decoloniality

Academic Conferences

Author

Federico Navarro

Univ OHiggins

Theresa Lillis

Open University

Tiane Donahue

Dartmouth College

Mary Jane Curry

Univ Rochester

Natalia avila Reyes

Pontificia Univ Catolica Chile

Magnus Gustafsson

Chalmers, Communication and Learning in Science, Language and Communication

Virginia Zavala

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Daniela Lauria

Consejo Nacl Invest Cient & Tecn CONICET

Univ Buenos Aires

Annabelle Lukin

Macquarie University

Carolyn McKinney

University of Cape Town

Haiying Feng

University of International Business and Economics

Desiree Motta-Roth

Univ Fed Santa Maria

REVISTA DA ANPOLL

1414-7564 (ISSN) 1982-7830 (eISSN)

Vol. 54 1 e1926

Subject Categories

History of Ideas

General Language Studies and Linguistics

Specific Languages

DOI

10.18309/ranpoll.v54i1.1926

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Latest update

12/29/2023