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The institutions of higher education in Estonia and Latvia mainly function in the official languages of the countries, Estonian and Latvian. Yet, as in many places elsewhere the international nature of tertiary education has brought these languages into contact with others, mainly English. In addition, Russian is used in higher education in both countries. By analysing language practices and attitudes in higher education comparatively in Estonia and Latvia, the chapter reveals some of the purposes for which different languages are used in academia, and casts light on attitudes that students elicit towards the use of those languages. The results of the analysis indicate that while the overall language situation in academia seems to be quite similar in the two countries, language practices and attitudes tend to differ, depending on the interviewees’ exposure to various languages in university settings. |
