Notes

English is seen as the major language ‘of the job’. That there is a direct comparison

being created between English (for specific purposes) and Standard German was

evident in one student comment (on being asked whether he felt shy about using

English in CLIL classes) that he would speak ‘rather English than Standard

German’. This paper has addressed the role of beliefs in one specific CLIL context only,

and so it would be important for future research in other contexts to establish

whether similar belief structures are in place. Information on contexts where

language management regarding CLIL is more clearly present, such as the

Netherlands or some Spanish regions, would add valuable information on how the

triangular relationship of management, policy and practice in extended LP (Spolsky

2004) plays out when language management takes on a more powerful position.