Programme

• Chair: Vice Rector Thomas Wilhelmsson, University of Helsinki
• Vice Chancellor and Rector Chris Brink, Stellenbosch University
• Professor Tove Bull, University of Tromsø
• Mr Jacques Delmoly, Head of Unit European Commission - Directorate General for Education and Culture Directorate A - Education and Training Policies Unit 5 - Multilingualism Policy, European Union
• Professor Saran Kaur Gill, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
• Dr Michael Langner, University of Fribourg-Freiburg
• Professor Robert Phillipson, Copenhagen Business School

1. Professor Pirkko Forsman-Svensson, Director of the Language Center, University of Helsinki: From Monolingual to Bi - and Multilingual Instruction at the University of Helsinki
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2. Professor Jon Amastae, University of Texas at El Paso: The University of Texas at El Paso - A Binational University
3. Ms Marleen Coutuer, Head of the Language Resource Centre and Mr Paul Catteeuw, Charlemagne University: A Portfolio for Intercultural Competences
4. Ms Raija Hämelin, University of Helsinki Language Centre: Aspects of Using Swedish in a Multilingual Working Environment in a Finnish Law Firm: Language Use and Attitudes
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1. Associated professor Reidun Aamboe, Volda University College, Norway: The Importance of knowing Cultural Codes and Features
2. Mr Zhang Rong, Nishinippon Institute of Technology, Japan: Culture Teaching in Japan
3. Professor Jean-Marc Defays, Université de Liége: Des avantages et des inconvénients des systémes internationaux d´evaluation, par example dans le domaine des langues
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SESSION 3 Starting and Maintaining Good Practices in Bi- and Multilingual Programmes
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 14
Chair: Dr Thomas Vogel

1. Professor Robert Wilkinson and Professor Vera Zegers, University of Maastricht: Training Academic Writing in an International Faculty: between Scylla and Charybdis
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2. Dr Margareth Wijk and Dr Docent Klaus Rossenbeck, University of Lund: Der Studiengang “Internationale Wirtschaftswissenschaft” (internationella ekonomprogrammet) and der Universität Lund vorgestellt werden
3. Dr Roy Siddall and Dr Anu Virkkunen-Fullenwider, University of Helsinki Language Centre: Models of Language Support for Instruction Given in English: Examples from Forestry, Natural and Political Sciences
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4. Dr Tuula Lehtonen and Ms Pearl Lonnfors, University of Helsinki Language Centre: Teaching through English: A challenge for the Non-native Instructor
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SESSION 4 Language Policy and Minorities
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 13
Chair: Professor Claudia Fernandez

1. Professor Pekka Sammallahti, University of Oulu: Aspects of Minority Language Maintenance
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2. Professor Indira Y Junghare and Professor Ravi Prasad, University of Minnesota: Teaching of Indian Languages in Minnesota, U.S.A.
3. Dr Barna Bodo and Dr Miklos Bakk, Babes-Bolyai University Cluj/Kolozsvar, Romania: Minority University Charta
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4. Mr Markus Andres, University of Applied Sciences Solothurn North-western Switzerland: Towards a Well Balanced Language Portfolio for Multilingual Societies Embedded in a Global Economic Environment: Switzerland as a Case Study

1. Professor Saran Kaur Gill, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: Change in Medium of Instruction Policy in Higher Education in Malaysia: Institutional Reactions and Responses
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2. Dr Christian Timm, EAIE/Ulm University: Why just English? Some Short Chapters on Thin Lines, Unavoidability and Reconciliation
3. Dr Mbulungeni Madiba, University of South Africa: Towards a Multilingual Higher Education System in South Africa: Challenges and Prospects
4. Dr Claudine Brohy, University of Fribourg/Freiburg, Switzerland: Overt Bilingualism, Covert Multilingualism? Official Languages and Other Languages in a Bilingual French-German University

SESSION 6 English for Reaching Out
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 12
Chair: Mr Esko Koponen, International Education Adviser, University of Helsinki

1. Professor Raimo Kantola, TKK (University of Technology): From Initial Competence Building in International Education to Internationalization of most Master´s Level Education in Engineering
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2. Dr Aini-Kristiina Jäppinen, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä: Multilingual Higher Education at the Interface
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3. Mrs Marián Morón, AVANTI Research Group, University of Granada, Spain: Challenges for the construction of Joint degree structures in Europe: The Experience of the ALE Programme

SESSION 1 Language Educational Aspects
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Hall 1
Chair: Dr Tuula Lehtonen

1. Dr Milena Dvorařková, Czech University of Agriculture: Future Prospects – Virtual Materials for Special Terminology in a Bilingual University
2. Dr Lenka Kučirková, Czech University of Agriculture in Prague: New Information Technologies Integration into the Lessons of Specialist English
3. Ms Rose-Marie McCabe, University of Limpopo: Tailoring EAP Materials to the English Second Language Needs of Tertiary Students from Multilingual Indigenous Backgrounds
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SESSION 2 Quality Assurance of International and Intercultural Programmes
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 13
Chair: Professor Robert Wilkinson

1. Professor Renate Klaassen, Delft University of Technology: English Language Proficiency Screening of Teaching Staff in Dutch Higher Education
2. Dr Anne Räsänen, University of Jyväskylä: Pursuing Quality Through Institutional Policies
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3. Professor Robert Wilkinson, University of Maastricht: The Impact of Language on Teaching Content: Views from the Content Teacher
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4. Ms Michelle Mellion, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands: The Challenge of Changing Tongues in Business University Education

SESSION 3a Starting and Maintaining Good Practice in Bi- and Multilingual Programmes
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 12
Chair: Professor Raimo Kantola

1. Vice Rector Peeter Müürsepp, International University Concordia Audentes, Estonia: A Trilingual University: Some Future Implications
2. Dr Michael Langner, Direktor Fremdsprachen- Mediathek: The Language Policy at the University of Fribourg-Freiburg
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3. Dr Virve-Anneli Vihman, Director of International Relation Office, University of Tartu and Dean and Professor Birute Klaas, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Tartu: Past Progressive, Future Perfect, Some Possible Models for Bilingual Education
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4. Vice Dean Dmitry Dvoretsky and Dr N. Chernyshov, Director of the Center for International Professional Training and Ms Ekaterina Dvoretskaya, Tambov State Technical University, Tambov, Russia: Introduction of Bilingual Educational Programs in Tambov State Technical University, Russia
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SESSION 3b Starting and Maintaining Good Practice in Bi- and Multilingual Programmes
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 6
Chair: Professor Jasone Cenoz

1. Professor Karin Carlson, Professor Christer Kiselman, Professor Ulf Danielsson, Professor Sven Halldin and Ms Amalia Mattson, Uppsala University: Language policy for a Bilingual Faculty
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2. Vice President Doo-Hee Lee, Korea University: Diversity in High Education: Driving Multilinguism in the Heart of East Asia
3. Dr Daniela Veronesi, University of Bolzano: Enhancing Language Learning in Multilingual Higher Education: Subject Classes, Language Classes and Student life at the Free University of Bolzano
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4. Dr Patricia Kohler; Université Fribourg: Mise en place du programme bilingue plus à l úniversité de Fribourg (Suisse): analyse des resultants et perspectives

SESSION 4 Language Policy and Minorities
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 2
Chair: Professor Pirkko Forsman-Svensson

1. Vice Chancellor and Rector Chris Brink, Stellenbosch University: Multilingual Universities - a National and International overview
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2. Professor Vic Webb, University of Pretoria: LOTE as Language of Science in Multilingual South Africa. A Case Study at the University of Pretoria
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3. Assistant Professor Claudia Fernández, DePaul University, USA: Mantaining biliguism and biliteracy: challenges for heritage speakers of Spanish in U.S. higher education
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SESSION 5 Multilingualism in Practice – Challenges
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 4
Chair: Professor Stephen Straight

1. Dr Thomas Vogel, Europa-Universität Viadrina, Frankfurt: Multilinguality and Multiculturality at German Universities: A Challenge for Language Centres
2. Professor Eyamba G. Bokamba, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Arguments for Multilingual Policies in Africa
3. Dr Catrin Fflur Huws MA, University of Wales Aberystwyth: Challenges in Teaching Law through the Medium of Welsh in Higher Rducation
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SESSION 6 English for Reaching Out
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 14
Chair: Professor Riitta Pyykkö

1. Professor Cem Alptekin, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey: Multilingualism in an English-medium University in Turkey – Language Learning Strategy Choice Based on Naturalistic versus Instructed Language Acquisition
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2. Dr Yuliya Sobol, Head of the Foreign Languages Department, Zaporizhzhe National Technical University, Ukraine: Content Based ESL Curriculum (CBEC) and Academic Language Proficiency
3. Dr Philip Shaw, Department of English, Stockholm University: The Language Environment of Exchange Students at Scandinavian Universities
4. Ms Aoife Ni Shéaghdha, University of Ireland, Galway: Student and Staff Experience of Teaching and Learning in a Bilingual University

SESSION 1 Language Educational Aspects
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 6
Chair: Professor Pirkko Forsman-Svensson

1. Dr Michael Langner, Direktor Fremdsprachen- Mediathek, University of Fribourg-Freiburg: Integrated Academic Language Centres: A Concept of Learning Advice to Promote Autonomy in Language Learning
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2. Ms Ullamaija Fiilin, University of Helsinki Language Centre: The two National Languages of Finland in the University Curricula
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3. Dr Kristian Klockars and Ms Raija Hämelin: Integrating Content and Language Learning: Swedish and Philosophy Hand in Hand
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4. Dr Margit Bönnemark: Academic Texts in Swedish or English - a Question of Socialization?
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SESSION 3 Starting and Maintaining Good Practice in Bi-and Multilingual Programmes
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 2
Chair: Vice Chancellor and Rector Chris Brink

1. Professor Joan Friedenberg, Southern Illinois University, USA: The Need for Multilingual Higher Education in the USA and a Strategy for Meeting it
2. Vice Rector Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country: From Bilingualism to Multilingualism: Basque, Spanish and English as Languages of Instruction
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3. Dr Charles van Leeuwen, Director of the Language Centre of Maastricht Universiteit: Multilingual programmes in Higher Education: Costs and Benefits

SESSION 4 Language Policy and Minorities
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 12
Chair: Professor Pekka Sammallahti

1. Professor Miquel Strubell, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya: Minority Languages in Europe: The Role of Universities in Creating a Dynamic for the Future
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2. Ms Maja Mezgec, The Slovene Research Institute, Trieste, Italy: The Analysis of the Possibilities and Conditions for Lifelong Learning in the Minority Languages of the EU
3. Mr Dag Simonsen, Linguistic Advisor,The Norwegian Language Council: Bundles of Linguistic Interaction Types. Some Notes on Academic Language Use and Language Policy
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4. Ms Beverley Burkett, Language Education Project Leader and Elize Koch, Research Co-ordinator, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University: Multilingualism in Higher Education in South Africa: Outlining the Possibilities

SESSION 5A Multilingualism in Practice – Challenges
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 14
Chair: Märtha Norrback, International Planning Officer, University of Helsinki

1. Mr Ragnhild Ljosland, Norwegian University of Technology and Science: Norway ’s misunderstanding of the Bologna Process: When Internationalisation becomes Anglicisation
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2. Ms Iris Schaller-Schwaner, Centre for Language Teaching and Research, University of Fribourg - Freiburg: Ecological Niches, Emergent Genres or Emergent Communities of Practise? English as an Academic Lingua Franca at the French-German Bilingual University of Fribourg- Freiburg
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3. Ms Vera Schwach, Senior Researcher, Norwegian Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education: Latent bilingual? The Impetus for English and the Motivation for Norwegian in Bachelor and Master Education
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SESSION 5B Multilingualism in Practice – Challenges
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 4
Chair: Professor Saran Kaur Gill

1. Professor Stephen Straight, State University of New York: The Rise and Promise of Languages Across the Curriculum in the U.S.A.
2. Dr Ekaterini Nikolarea, University of the Aegean, Greece: Evolving Individual Bilingualism and Related Issues
3. Mr Joe Mac Donnacha, University of Galway: Addressing the 3 rd Level, Needs of the Irish Language Community

SESSION 6A English for Reaching Out
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Room 13
Chair: Dr Anne Räsänen

1. Professor Riitta Pyykkö, University of Turku, Finland: Follow-up Evaluation of Programmes Taught Through a Foreign Language at Finnish Institutions of Higher Education
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2. Ms José Beijer, University of Professional Education, Utrecht, The Netherlands: Academic and Occupational Language Development of Bilingual Immigrant Students in a Teacher Education Program
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3. Mr Sverre Bjerkeset, Professor Borghild Roald and Professor Babill Stray-Pedersen, University of Oslo, Norway: Experiences with an English Taught Semester in Medicine at the University of Oslo
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SESSION 6B English for Reaching Out
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Hall 1
Chair: Professor Tom Moring

1. Professor Vera Zegers and Professor Robert Wilkinson, Language Center, Maastricht University: Squaring the Pyramid: Internationalization, Plurilingualism and the University
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2. Professor Masaki Oda, Director of Global Education Centre, Tamagawa University, Japan: Internationalization or Self-colonization? The Discourse of Student Recruitment at Japanese Private Universities
3. Dr Konrad Gunesch, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong: Multilingual Students and their Cosmopolitan Identity in an Era of Internationalism and Globalisation
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Closing keynote address:
Location: Metsätalo, Unioninkatu 40, Hall 1
Professor Peter Nelde, University of Brussels:
A New Language Policy for a New Multilingualism