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Ideologías lingüísticas en un centro de investigación en México.

Authors :
DESPAGNE BROXNER, COLETTE ILSE
SÁNCHEZ MARTÍNEZ, ELIZABETH
Source :
Sinéctica. Jan-Jun2021, Issue 56, p1-21. 21p.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

This critical case study aims to analyze the linguistic ideologies of researchers working at a Mexican research center in social sciences and humanities, and whether these ideologies influence their academic work. To triangulate the collected data of this qualitative research, we used questionnaires, interviews and official documents to increase the reliability of the results. Findings show that, in terms of academic production, English monolingualism has been established at a global level and Spanish monolingualism at a local level, which clearly impacts on the beliefs and attitudes of the participants. Participants perceive English as a bridge, a lingua franca, an international language and as the only language which would allow their research to achieve global impact. We therefore want to make a call on the scientific community to adopt a more multilingual approach in the field of academic production in higher education, which could possibly help maintain Mexico's linguistic diversity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
Spanish
ISSN :
1665109X
Issue :
56
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Sinéctica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
149650488
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.31391/S2007-7033(2021)0056-004