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Biography [eng]

BOOKS

 

Monographs

  1. Modiano, M. Domestic Disharmony and Industrialization in D. H. Lawrence s Early Fiction, Uppsala University: Studia Anglistica Upsaliensia 62, 1987.
  2. Modiano, M. A Mid-Atlantic Handbook: American and British English, Lund: Studentlitteratur, 1996.
  3. Modiano, M.  Language Learning in the Multicultural Classroom: English in a European a Global Perspective, Lund: Studentliteratur, 2009. 

 

Anthologies Edited

  1. Modiano, M. Studies in Mid-Atlantic English, Edited by Marko Modiano, Gävle, Sweden:  HS-Institutionens Skriftserie Nr 7, 2002.

 

  1. Modiano, M. Cultures in Contact: Festschrift for Ingrid Westin, Edited by Marko Modiano, 2004. Gävle, Sweden: HS-Institutionens Skriftserie Nr 11, 2004.

 

Fiction

“The Condemned Man,” Scarlet Leaf Review, August, 2019, https://www.scarletleafreview.com/short-stories5/category/marko-modiano

 

Articles

 

Modiano, M. Symbolism, Characterization, and Setting in The White Peacock, by D. H. Lawrence, Moderna Språk LXXVII, No. 4, Fall 1983, pp. 345-52.

 

Modiano, M. An Early Swedish Stage Production of D. H. Lawrence’s The Daughter-in-Law, The D. H. Lawrence Review 17, No. 1, Spring, 1984, pp. 49-59.

 

Modiano, M. Review of W.M. Verhoeven's D H. Lawrence's Duality Concept, Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht XXII, No. 2, 1989, p. 187.

 

Modiano, M. ’Fanny and Annie’ and the War, The Durham University Journal LXXXIII, No. 2, New Series Vol. LII, No. 2, July 1991, pp. 215-216.

 

Modiano, M. D. H. Lawrence: Burning Out The Shame, Literatur in Wissenschaft und Unterricht XXIV, No. 3 (September 1991), pp. 241-51.

 

Modiano, M. American English and Higher Education in Sweden, American Studies in Scandinavia 25, No. 1 (Spring 1993), pp. 37-47.

 

Modiano, M. Review of Dennis Baron’s The English-Only Question: An Official Language for Americans, Moderna Språk LXXXVII, No 2, 1993, pp. 214-215.

 

Modiano, M. The Americanization of Euro-English, World Englishes 15, No. 2, 1996, pp. 207-215.

 

Modiano, M. A Mid-Atlantic Lexical Register, Moderna Språk, XC, No 1, 1996, pp. 10-14.

 

Modiano, M. The Emergence of Mid-Atlantic English in the European Union, In (eds.) Lindquist, Hans, Staffan Klintborg, Magnus Levin and Maria Estling, The Major Varieties of English. Papers from MAVEN 97. Växjö, Sweden: Acta Wexionensia, 1998, pp. 241-248.

Modiano, M. Sexual Mysticism, Literary Politics, and the Myth of a ‘Normative’ Lawrence, Working Papers No. 51, Gävle University, 1998.

 

Modiano, M. International English in the Global Village, English Today 15, No. 2, 1999, pp. 22-34.

 

Modiano, M. Standard English(es) and Educational Practices for the World’s Lingua Franca, English Today 15, No. 4, 1999, pp. 3-13.

 

Modiano, M. Review of John Honey, Language is Power: The Story of Standard English and its Enemies, Moderna Språk 1999, pp. 121-123.

Modiano, M. Cultural Pluralism in an English-Speaking European Union, In (eds.) Loeb, Monica, and Gerald Potter, Dangerous Crossing: Papers on Transgression in Literature and Culture, Umeå, Sweden: Umeå Studies in the Humanities, 1999, pp. 97-103.

Modiano, M. Euro-English: Educational Standards in a Cross-Cultural Context, The European English Messenger, Vol. IX/1, Spring 2000, pp. 33-37.

 

Modiano, M. Rethinking ELT, and Mid-Atlantic English: A Communicative Strategy, English Today 62, Vol. 16, No. 2, April 2000, 28-34, 56, 62-63.

 

Modiano, M. Linguistic Imperialism, Cultural Integrity, and EIL, English Language Teaching Journal, Vol. 54/4, October 2001, pp. 339-346.

 

Marko Modiano, Jennifer Jenkins, and Barbara Seidlhofer, Euro-English, English Today 17, No. 4, 2001, pp. 13-19.

 

Modiano, M. Ideology and the ELT Practitioner, The International Journal of Applied Linguistics 11, No. 2, December 2001, pp. 159-173.

 

Modiano, M. Euro-English: A Swedish Perspective, English Today, 19, No. 2, 2003, pp. 35-41.

 

Modiano, M. Extracts from “International English in the Global Village,” “Standard English(es) and Educational Practices for the World’s Lingua Franca,” English Today, and “Rethinking ELT,” English Today 1999/2000, with study questions, reprinted in World Englishes: A Resource Book for Students, by Jennifer Jenkins, London: Routledge, 2003, pp. 185-194. Including discussion of my theories in the Introduction and study questions following the reprinted extracts.

 

Modiano, M. Monoculturalization and Language Dissemination, Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, Vol. 3 Nr. 3, 2004, 215-227.

 

Modiano, M. Review of (eds.) Ronowicz, Eddie and Colin Yallop, English: One Language, Different Cultures, Moderna Språk Vol. XCIV, No. 1, 2000, pp. 101-103.

Modiano, M. Review of A. Suresh Canagarajah’s Resisting Linguistic Imperialism in English Teaching, 2000. XCVIII, No 1, 2004, Moderna Språk, pp.113-115.

Modiano, M. International English in the Global Village, reprinted in The English Language: Past, Present, Future (Supplementary Material, Level 2: Complementary study: Readings, pp. 3-10). The Open University Press, UK, 2000. Article published in its entirety with study questions.

Modiano, M. Low Life in American Art: from Mark Twain to Steven Hartman, American Studies in Scandinavia Vol. 33, No. 2, 2001, pp. 26-35.

Modiano, M. An Interview with Diran Adebayo, Moderna Språk Vol XCVI, No. 1, 2002, pp.  35-42.

Marko Modiano and Marie Söderlund. Swedish Upper Secondary School Students and their Attitudes Towards AmE, BrE, and Mid-Atlantic English. In Studies in Mid-Atlantic English, (ed.) Marko Modiano, HS-Institutionens Skriftserie Nr 7, 2002, Gävle: Sweden: pp. 147-171.

Modiano, M. Studying a Mid-Atlantic European English, reprint of an excerpt from the introduction to Studies in Mid-Atlantic English, ed. Marko Modiano, in English Today 18, No. 3, July 2002, page 47.

Modiano, M. Standardization Processes and the Mid-Atlantic English Paradigm. In (eds.) Linn, Andrew R., and Nicola McLelland, Standardization: Studies from the Germanic Languages, Amsterdam: Benjamins, 2002, pp. 229-252.

Modiano, M. Review of Gunnel Tottie’s An Introduction to American English, Moderna Språk. Vol. XCVI, No. 1, 2002, pp. 108-109.

Modiano, M. Review of Janina Brutt-Griffler’s World English: A Study of its Development, The International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Vol. 13, No. 1 (June 2003), 139-146.

Modiano, M. Review of Stephan Gramley’s The Vocabulary of World English, 2001. Moderna Språk, 97, 2, pp. 239-240, 2003.

Modiano, M. Linguistic MacDonaldization: Myth or Specter? In (eds) Shands, Kerstin W., Rolf Lundén, and Dag Blanck, Notions of America: Swedish Perspectives, Södertörn University College, English Studies 2, 2004.

Modiano, M. Review of English-Only Europe? By Robert Phillipson. London: Routledge, 2003, Applied Linguistics, 25, No. 1, 2004, 119-123.

Modiano, M. Cultural diversity in the English-using world: Bringing research to the instruction, in Festschrift for Ingrid Westin, edited by Marko Modiano, 2004, Volume 11, Gävle, Sweden: HS-Institutionens Skriftserie, 81-98.

Modiano, M. Cultural studies, foreign language teaching and learning practices, and the NNS practitioner. In E. Llurda (ed.) Non-Native Language Teachers: Perceptions, Challenges, and Contributions to the Profession. Boston, MA: Springer, 2005. pp. 25-43.

Jennifer Jenkins, Marko Modiano, and Barbara Seidlhofer, Euro-English, English Today 17, No. 4, 2001, pp. 13-19, reprinted in World Englishes: Critical Concepts in Linguistics, Volume III, pp. 45-54. Edited by Braj Kachru and Kingsley Bolton, 2005, UK: Routledge.

Modiano, M. Review of World Englishes: A Resource Book for Students, by Jennifer Jenkins, London: Routledge, 2003. Moderna Språk XCIX, 2, 2005, 231-33.

Modiano, M. Review of Adrian Holliday, The Struggle to Teach English as an International Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 193 pp., Moderna Språk, 2006.

Modiano, M. Euro-Englishes. In (eds.) Braj B. Kachru, Yamuna Kachru, and Cecil L. Nelson, The Handbook of World Englishes, Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007, pp. 223-239.

Modiano, M. Euro-English from a “Deficit Linguistics” Perspective?  World Englishes, Vol. 26, No. 4, 2007.

Modiano, M. Response to “Colinguals Among Bilinguals” in the Forum section. World Englishes, Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 131-132, 2008.

Modiano, M. EIL, Nativespeakerism, and the Failure of European ELT. In Ed. Fazad Sharifan, English as an International Language. Cleavdon: Multilingual Matters, 2009.

Modiano, M. English as a Lingua Franca in the European Union. World Englishes, Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 208–223, 2009.

 

Modiano, M. English as a Lingua Franca for the European Union. In, Proceedings, IAWE Conference, Regensbourg 2007. Ed. Edgar Schneider, 2009.

Modiano, M. Varieties of European English, in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, (ed.) Carol A. Chapelle. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.

 

 
Publications (10 of 30) Show all publications
Aljehani, K. & Modiano, M. (2024). EMI in the Saudi Arabian context. Discover Education, 3, Article ID 153.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>EMI in the Saudi Arabian context
2024 (English)In: Discover Education, E-ISSN 2731-5525, Vol. 3, article id 153Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has recently made significant changes to its tertiary education programs, aligning itself with other nations in the Middle East and North Africa by adopting the practice of English Medium Instruction (EMI). However, EMI is not without drawbacks. In the UAE and Qatar, for example, researchers have reported on the potential adverse consequences of the policy. This study seeks to explore KSA university students’ and instructors’ attitudes toward EMI, with a significant focus on broader social and cultural perceptions, while also addressing pedagogical issues. This approach contrasts with the predominant focus in the existing literature, which primarily emphasizes pedagogical aspects. A mixed-method approach is utilized in which students were surveyed quantitatively, and instructors were interviewed. The study does not reveal any evidence of broader social and cultural concerns such as those reported elsewhere; however, the findings do indicate student resistance to a monolingual approach, whether English or Arabic. Thus, by taking into consideration the findings presented here and in other studies, in conjunction with relevant theoretical suppositions, this study substantiates the benefits of a mixed-medium approach combining English and Arabic.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2024
Keywords
EMI; Higher education; Saudi Arabia; Social and cultural factors; Teacher perceptions
National Category
Languages and Literature Educational Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-46173 (URN)10.1007/s44217-024-00244-1 (DOI)2-s2.0-85211170049 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-12-16 Created: 2024-12-16 Last updated: 2024-12-16Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2024). English in Europe: A research bibliography. World Englishes, 43(2), 346-353
Open this publication in new window or tab >>English in Europe: A research bibliography
2024 (English)In: World Englishes, ISSN 0883-2919, E-ISSN 1467-971X, Vol. 43, no 2, p. 346-353Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This research bibliography lists some of the most important scholarly work on Englishes in mainland Europe and on English in the European Union. The bibliography comprises books, journal articles, book chapters, and doctoral dissertations, concerned with pan-European issues. It is intended that this bibliography will provide a useful starting point for continuing research on this topic for the years to come.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley, 2024
National Category
Languages and Literature
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-44046 (URN)10.1111/weng.12649 (DOI)001194538000001 ()2-s2.0-85189632995 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-04-12 Created: 2024-04-12 Last updated: 2024-06-11Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2024). Identity and standards for English as a European Union lingua franca. World Englishes, 43(2), 210-227
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Identity and standards for English as a European Union lingua franca
2024 (English)In: World Englishes, ISSN 0883-2919, E-ISSN 1467-971X, Vol. 43, no 2, p. 210-227Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article addresses, from an applied linguistics perspective, the position English maintains among the myriad of languages spoken in the European Union (EU). The linguistic make-up of EU society, as well as the language policy of the Union, is scrutinised. The role English is playing in European unification is also important for the discussion, as is the call for a re-evaluation of the norms deployed in English language teaching. The linguistic nativisation currently taking place in mainland Europe, which indicates that English is functioning more as an Outer Circle rather than as an Expanding Circle language, is juxtaposed with these developments.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley, 2024
National Category
Languages and Literature
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-44092 (URN)10.1111/weng.12646 (DOI)001198856800001 ()2-s2.0-85190475315 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-04-22 Created: 2024-04-22 Last updated: 2024-12-16Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2024). Introduction: English in Europe. World Englishes, 43(2), 204-209
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Introduction: English in Europe
2024 (English)In: World Englishes, ISSN 0883-2919, E-ISSN 1467-971X, Vol. 43, no 2, p. 204-209Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The European Union, with slightly >1% of the population having English as a mother tongue, is experiencing a surge in the importance of English as an additional language among its citizenries. This has economic, pedagogical, political as well as sociocultural implications. In this special issue on Europe, with reporting on the current state of the English language in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Sweden, as well as Switzerland, which is not an EU member, there is deliberation on differing national approaches to the dissemination of English. The issue also includes a discussion of Europe with reference to applied linguistics and European identity. What is commonly shared among all the nations of Europe, and reported on in these articles, is that the acquisition and use of English across numerous domains continues to expand throughout the whole of the European Union.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Wiley, 2024
National Category
Languages and Literature
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-44045 (URN)10.1111/weng.12647 (DOI)001193734300001 ()2-s2.0-85189626613 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-04-12 Created: 2024-04-12 Last updated: 2024-06-11Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2023). The future of British English in the European Union. English Today, 39(2), 149-154
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The future of British English in the European Union
2023 (English)In: English Today, ISSN 0266-0784, E-ISSN 1474-0567, Vol. 39, no 2, p. 149-154Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In the three years and seven months between the referendum on 23 June 2016 and 31 January 2020, when the UK officially left the European Union, there was much speculation over what status English would have in the EU after the withdrawal of the UK. It is now apparent that English has continued to flourish. This is supported by statistics for Member States which chart the extent to which English is a school subject. Well over 95% of the children in the EU are taught English as a mandatory subject. Official EU figures also show that 38% of the population is proficient in English as a second language, three times more than both French and German (Special Eurobarometer 386: Europeans and their Languages, 2012). Moreover, although some, such as Danuta Hübner, EMP, wanted to question whether or not English could maintain its status as an official language in the EU, it is now apparent that it will not be possible to remove English in this respect (with changes requiring a unanimous vote in the Council, which Ireland has said it will not support [European Commission, 2016]), (The Guardian 27 December 2019). English has also retained its position as one of the three ‘procedural’ or ‘working languages’ alongside French and German. This has taken place despite the fact that without the UK, no Member State has English as its official EU language, and only approximately one percent of EU citizens have English as a mother tongue.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Cambridge University Press, 2023
National Category
Languages and Literature
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-40039 (URN)10.1017/s0266078422000244 (DOI)000855736900001 ()2-s2.0-85162132373 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2022-09-29 Created: 2022-09-29 Last updated: 2023-07-03Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2023). The vicissitudes of bilingualism and plurilingualism in the European Union. Journal of european studies, 53(1), 53-69
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The vicissitudes of bilingualism and plurilingualism in the European Union
2023 (English)In: Journal of european studies, ISSN 0047-2441, E-ISSN 1740-2379, Vol. 53, no 1, p. 53-69Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Starting with the early twentieth century, the shifts in what languages mainland Europeans have as additional languages are described and analysed. Historical events, such as World War II, the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, as well as the ramifications of globalization, are taken into consideration, as are the implications of Brexit for the role English maintains as Europe’s primary universal language. Declines in French, German and Russian as the first additional language are observed. Comparisons are made of the resources required for a language to challenge English as Europe’s primary lingua franca. It is found that the patterns which emerge over time, with few exceptions, result in the increased importance of English in all of the Member States of the European Union. Moreover, the rise of L2 English in the European Union has caused mainland Europeans to be more likely to become bilingual rather than plurilingual, something contrary to European Union policy.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
SAGE, 2023
Keywords
bilingualism; Brexit; Euro-English; European English; monolingualism; plurilingualism
National Category
Languages and Literature
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-40959 (URN)10.1177/00472441221141976 (DOI)000914170600001 ()2-s2.0-85146333300 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2023-01-30 Created: 2023-01-30 Last updated: 2023-04-04Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2022). EU language policy under review. European Journal of Language Policy, 14(2), 249-267
Open this publication in new window or tab >>EU language policy under review
2022 (English)In: European Journal of Language Policy, ISSN 1757-6822, Vol. 14, no 2, p. 249-267Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

The challenges caused by the dominance of English in many domains across the European Union (EU), the lack of a viable programme to promote plurilingualism, as well as the problematic nature of having three procedural languages, are scrutinised against the call for Europe to come to terms with its language policy. Issues such as official EU standards for documentation, as well as school guidelines for language education, are investigated from the perspective of envisioning a sanctioned second-language variety of European English. The increased use of English in higher education as a result of Erasmus+ is brought forward as an example of the EU providing funds to support English at the expense of all other indigenous European languages. Moreover, the current order of allowing standard British English special status is criticised as a position which acts as an obstacle to European identity building. It is argued that recognising the importance of the ongoing nativisation processes currently taking place in the use of L2 English in the EU can pave the way for the citizens of the EU to take responsibility for the forms and functions which English will have for mainland Europe. Here, the goal of language learning to facilitate European and global cross-cultural communication is explored, as is the claim that a rendition of a European variety of English bolsters the prospects of identity formation in the EU.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Liverpool University Press, 2022
Keywords
English language; European identity; European Union; language policy
National Category
Languages and Literature
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-41893 (URN)10.3828/ejlp.2022.14 (DOI)2-s2.0-85159569152 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2023-05-29 Created: 2023-05-29 Last updated: 2023-05-29Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2017). English in a Post-Brexit European Union. World Englishes, 36(3), 313-327
Open this publication in new window or tab >>English in a Post-Brexit European Union
2017 (English)In: World Englishes, ISSN 0883-2919, E-ISSN 1467-971X, Vol. 36, no 3, p. 313-327Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article speculates about the possible effects of the Brexit process on the status andfunctions of English in the European Union (EU). One issue here is whether Brexit will result in theweakening of the status of English within the Union, or whether this process will, ironically, strengthen thepower of English as the principal working language of the EU, as well as the primary L2 among Europeans.One possibility here is that the exit of Britain from the Union will clear the sociolinguistic space for theemergence of an authentic European English, used by members of the EU as a ‘second language’ or (even)a quasi-Outer Circle English, serving the needs of the European Union as the common link language foradministration and cooperation between member states.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2017
National Category
General Language Studies and Linguistics
Research subject
Innovative Learning
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-25379 (URN)10.1111/weng.12264 (DOI)000413966200002 ()2-s2.0-85030250115 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2017-10-09 Created: 2017-10-09 Last updated: 2022-09-19Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2017). Responses to comments. World Englishes, 36(3), 363-366
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Responses to comments
2017 (English)In: World Englishes, ISSN 0883-2919, E-ISSN 1467-971X, Vol. 36, no 3, p. 363-366Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Abstract [en]

The article focuses on the development of a framework for the teaching and learning of English and acknowledges the status of English as European and global lingua franca. It mentions the effectiveness of historical shifts in the English language teaching (ELT) procedures. It also states the role of diversity and cross-cultural communicative competence in Europeanization of the English language.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2017
Keywords
english, language studies
National Category
Languages and Literature
Research subject
Innovative Learning
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-25594 (URN)10.1111/weng.12275 (DOI)000413966200013 ()2-s2.0-85032471891 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2017-11-24 Created: 2017-11-24 Last updated: 2022-09-19Bibliographically approved
Modiano, M. (2017). The Industrialization of the Mind: Paul Morel's Struggle for Rhyme and Reason in a World Gone Mad (1ed.). In: Ulrika Serrander & Peder Thalén (Ed.), Kunskap Motstånd Möjlighet: Humanistisk forskning i dag (pp. 236-255). Halmstad: Molin & Sorgenfrei
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The Industrialization of the Mind: Paul Morel's Struggle for Rhyme and Reason in a World Gone Mad
2017 (English)In: Kunskap Motstånd Möjlighet: Humanistisk forskning i dag / [ed] Ulrika Serrander & Peder Thalén, Halmstad: Molin & Sorgenfrei, 2017, 1, p. 236-255Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Halmstad: Molin & Sorgenfrei, 2017 Edition: 1
National Category
Languages and Literature
Research subject
Innovative Learning
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-25959 (URN)978-91-87515-99-6 (ISBN)
Available from: 2018-01-08 Created: 2018-01-08 Last updated: 2022-09-19Bibliographically approved
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