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Publication details [#56409]

Gazzola, Michele. 2012. The linguistic implications of academic performance indicators: general trends and case study. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 216 : 131–156.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter

Annotation

Focussing on the respective use of Italian and English in Italian universities, this study argues that bibliometric indicators and databases are skewed in favor of English and fully English-medium programs are not linked to a real student or labor market claim, but to the use of the amount of foreign students as indication of university performance.