Prof. Dr. Patrick Studer

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Professor of Language Management and Globalisation
• Head International Affairs, School of Applied Linguistics

Focus

• Language Management and Globalisation
• Personal website

Teaching

Teaching in BA and MA programs of the School of Applied Linguistics; module coordination and supervision of final BA and MA theses.

Experience

• Professor of Applied Linguistics, Member of the Board of ILC Institute of Language Competence
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  08 / 2012 - today
• Professor of Applied Linguistics, Member of the Board of LCC Language Competence Centre
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  08 / 2012 - 07 / 2018
• Lecturer of Applied Linguistics
  ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  08 / 2007 - 07 / 2011
• Postdoctoral Researcher
  Institut für Sprachwissenschaft, Universität Bern
  01 / 2007 - 08 / 2010
• College Lecturer / Embassy of Switzerland Lecturer
  University of Limerick and Mary Immaculate College, Limerick
  08 / 2003 - 12 / 2007
• College Lecturer
  Department of German, University College Cork, Ireland
  08 / 2002 - 07 / 2003
• Research and Teaching Assistant
  English Seminar, University of Zurich
  06 / 1999 - 06 / 2002

Education and Continuing education

Education

• Dr / English Linguistics
  University of Zurich
  1999 - 2005
• Lic. phil. I / English Studies
  University of Zurich
  1992 - 1999

Continuing Education

Badge E-Didactics
FFHS
2021

Network

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-7326-298X

Recommendations

• Swiss Global Competence Lab
• ICLHE - Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education

Social media

ResearchGate

Projects

• First-generation students at Universities of Applied Sciences / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Project on X / Project leader / ongoing
• Affective Responses to AI in Language Work: a Sociolinguistic Pilot Study / Deputy project leader / completed
• Designing collaborative online learning for sustainability / Deputy project leader / completed
• Exploratory visit and project definition “Aligning Swiss and Vietnamese Perspectives on Global Competences” / Deputy project leader / completed
• Developing the Framework for a Sustainable Swiss Global Competence Certificate / Project leader / completed
• Needs Analysis for Intercultural Training of Higher Education Employees / Project leader / completed
• Validation and Adjustment of Instruments and Processes to Evaluate English-Medium Education in the International Business Administration programme in the Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH Business School / Project leader / completed
• Digital German assessment for engineering students / Co-project leader / completed
• Swiss Global Competence Lab / Project leader / completed
• High-impact measures for the comprehensive internationalisation of curricula in Switzerland / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Studer, P., Spillmann, N. S., McGury, S., & Bürki, J. (2026). Intercultural competence and training needs of university staff : insights from critical incident analysis. Journal of Studies in International Education. https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153251414846
• Studer, P. (2021). Everyday logic about English in applied linguistic research : a topos analysis of conference abstracts on English-medium education. European Journal of Language Policy, 13(2), 181–200. https://doi.org/10.3828/ejlp.2021.11
• Studer, P., & Smit, U. (2021). English-medium education in internationalised universities : sketching a way forward. European Journal of Language Policy, 13(2), 129–140. https://doi.org/10.3828/ejlp.2021.8
• Studer, P. (2018). English in the age of comprehensive internationalisation : defining competence guidelines for teachers in higher education. Bulletin Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée, 2018(107), 27–47. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-978638
• Gautschi, C., & Studer, P. (2017). The impact of internationalisation on tertiary-level educational social spheres. Bulletin Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée, 51–62.
• Studer, P., & Konstantinidou, T. L. (2015). Language attitudes and language proficiency of undergraduate students in English-medium instruction. Bulletin Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée, 1, 215–231. http://doc.rero.ch/record/257139/files/Studer_Patrick_-_Language_attitudes_and_language_proficiency_20150924144536-VQ.pdf
• Studer, P., Kreiselmaier, F., & Flubacher, M.-C. (2010). Language planning in the European Union : a micro-level perspective. European Journal of Language Policy, 2(2), 251–270. https://doi.org/10.3828/ejlp.2010.15

Books, peer-reviewed

• Barat, E., Studer, P., & Nekvapil, J. (2013). Ideological conceptualizations of language : discourses of linguistic diversity (1. Auflage). Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-03514-8
• Studer, P., & Werlen, I. (2012). Linguistic diversity in europe : trends and discourses (1. Auflage). De Gruyter. https://www.degruyter.com/view/product/179886
• Studer, P. (2008). Historical corpus stylistics : media, technology and change (1. Auflage). Bloomsbury Academic.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Studer, P. (2021). Internationalization, quality and multilingualism in higher education : a troublesome relationship. In F. D. Rubio-Alcalá & D. Coyle (Eds.), Developing and Evaluating Quality Bilingual Practices in Higher Education (pp. 9–30). Multilingual Matters.
• Studer, P., & Siddiqa, A. (2021). English in Swiss higher education : the pragmatic way. In R. Wilkinson & R. Gabriëls (Eds.), The Englishization of Higher Education in Europe (pp. 121–142). Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463727358_ch06
• Studer, P. (2013). In dialogue with Ivana Markova : linguistics and social representations. In E. Barat, P. Studer, & J. Nekvapil (Eds.), Ideological conceptualizations of language : discourses of linguistic diversity (pp. 249–278). Peter Lang.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Studer, P., & Gautschi, C. (2017). Programme directors’ attitudes towards EMI quality assurance : an exploratory study [Conference paper]. In J. Valcke & R. Wilkinson (Eds.), Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education: Perspectives on Professional Practice. Selected Papers from the IV International Conference Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education 2015 (pp. 227–248). Peter Lang. https://doi.org/10.3726/978-3-653-07263-1
• From the margins to the centre : Irish perspectives on Swiss culture and literature. (2007). In P. Studer & S. Egger (Eds.), Colloquium at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland, March 2004. Peter Lang. https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/9820

Other publications

• Studer, P., Bürki, J., & McGury, S. (2024). Implementing global competences in higher education in Switzerland : conceptual considerations. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-2817
• Studer, P. (2020). Review of Macaro (2018) : English Medium Instruction. Journal of Immersion and Content-Based Language Education, 8(2), 285–288. https://doi.org/10.1075/jicb.19021.stu
• Studer, P. (2018). Internationalizing curricula in higher education : quality and language of instruction (1. Auflage). Association Suisse de Linguistique Appliquée. http://doc.rero.ch/record/11876
• Studer, P., Suter Reich, V., Kelly, P., & Müller, A. (2016). Communicative competence and didactic challenges : a case study of English-medium instruction in third-level education in Switzerland. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1054
• Studer, P. (2013). Englisch als Unterrichtssprache in Bachelorstudiengängen der ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften: eine Bestandsaufnahme. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-59
• Studer, P., & Hohenstein, C. (2011). Linguistic diversity in business contexts: a functional linguistic perspective. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-65
• Studer, P., Pelli-Ehrensperger, A., & Kelly, P. (2009). Mehrsprachigkeit an universitären Bildungsinstitutionen: Arbeitssprache Englisch im Hochschulfachunterricht. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-74

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Studer, P. (2020, October 15). Transdisciplinary collaboration on EMI initiatives in Swiss higher education : between struggle and success. ICHLE Symposium 2020: Transdisciplinary Collaboration in ICHLE and EMI, Online, 15-16 October 2020.
• Studer, P., & Gautschi, C. (2016). Programme directors’ perspectives on quality standards for English-medium instruction : an exploratory study. 6th International Conference on Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP), Copenhagen, Denmark, 3-5 November 2016.
• Gautschi, C., & Studer, P. (2016). The impact of English-medium instruction on tertiary-level educational social spheres. VALS-ASLA Conference, Geneva, 20-22 January 2016.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

List of publications

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