The Unwritten Law of Language Choice in STEM Doctoral Dissertations
A Case Study in the German-speaking Context
The number of doctoral dissertations written in English by non-native doctoral candidates from the STEM fields has been growing vastly. However, little is known about the role of this language choice in the German context. Therefore, this article presents two supervisors' perspectives, elicited with the help of guideline-based interviews and examined by means of qualitative content analysis. The results show in how far the "unwritten law" to write their final dissertation in English plays a major role for doctoral candidates in the STEM fields to become full members of their discipline's community of practice. Furthermore, implications are drawn for future writing consultations to best address and handle the issue of language choice.
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The Unwritten Law of Language Choice in STEM Doctoral Dissertations
A Case Study in the German-speaking Context
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Rezension zu Markus Grzella, Kristina Kähler, Sabine Plum (2018): Präsentieren und Referieren
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