Stayin' Alive? National Language and Internationalisation of Higher Education. The Case of Slovenia. / Hoće li preživjeti? Nacionalni jezik i internacionalizacija visokoga obrazovanja u Sloveniji

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Abstract The ‘dilemmas’ between multilingualism in theory and English as a lingua franca in practice concern the post-Bologna European higher education as a whole. The article presents the case of Slovenia by furthering the analysis of similar quandaries present in the Slovenian (higher education) language policy. The state of affairs is addressed by acknowledging the status of Slovenian as the official language of the Republic of Slovenia, as well as the need for a greater inclusion of foreign students and teachers and for further enhancement of the quality of higher education. The results of surveys conducted among the most important stakeholders in the Slovenian higher education in October 2012, with the aim of researching the viewpoints on the use of languages of instruction in higher education, are presented. The results were analysed with a view to the expressed standpoint on language use in higher education, which led to the formation of three opinion groups within the sample of students and university teachers of the University of Ljubljana. Based on the analysis of accessible sources, discussions, opinions, surveys and interviews some recommendations on the regulation of language use in higher education in Slovenia are provided. Key words: higher education; internationalisation; language policy; Slovenian university policy. --- Sažetak „Nedoumice“ između visejezicnosti u teoriji i engleskoga kao lingue france u praksi ticu se poslijebolonjskoga europskoga visokog obrazovanja u cjelini. Ovaj rad prikazuje primjer Slovenije putem analize slicnih izazova prisutnih u slovenskoj (visokoobrazovnoj) jezicnoj politici. Stanje se stvari sagledava s aspekta prihvacanja statusa slovenskoga jezika kao službenoga jezika Republike Slovenije, kao i prihvacanja potrebe za vecom ukljucenosti stranih studenata i nastavnika i daljnjeg unapređenja kvalitete visokoga obrazovanja. U radu se predstavljaju rezultati ispitivanja koja su provedena u listopadu 2012. godine među najvažnijim dionicima slovenskoga visokog obrazovanja s ciljem istraživanja stajalista o uporabi jezika poucavanja u visokome obrazovanje. Rezultati su analizirani s pogledom na izraženo stajaliste u vezi s uporabom jezika u visokome obrazovanju, sto je dovelo do uspostavljanja triju skupina misljenja unutar uzorka studenata i nastavnika Sveucilista u Ljubljani. Na temelju analize dostupnih izvora, rasprava, misljenja, ispitivanja i intervjua donose se određene preporuke o regulaciji uporabe jezika u visokome obrazovanju u Sloveniji.  Kljucne rijeci: visoko obrazovanje; internacionalizacija; jezicna politika; slovenska sveucilisna politika.