In:The Multilingual Challenge for the Construction and Transmission of Scientific Knowledge:
Anne-Claude Berthoud and Laurent Gajo
[Multilingualism and Diversity Management 5] 2020
► pp. 123–138
Chapter 9Multilingualism and assessment of science: Issues for research funding agencies
Published online: 4 November 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/mdm.5.09
https://doi.org/10.1075/mdm.5.09
Article outline
- 9.1Language issues for a research funding agency
- 9.2Features of the SNF’s language policy
- 9.3Languages used by applicants, staff and assessors
- 9.4Linguistic practices when assessing projects
- 9.5Assessor profiles: Views of language, views of science
- A monolingual versus a multilingual view
- A communication tool versus a mediation tool
- Pursuit of a single scientific truth versus emphasis on the diversity of scientific cultures
- Linguistic homogeneity/simplicity versus linguistic heterogeneity/preservation of complexity
- 9.6Final discussion: Multilingualism in the assessment of scientific research
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