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. et al. (2026) 'Intercultural competence and training needs of university staff : insights from critical incident analysis', Journal of Studies in International Education. doi: 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), pp. 181–200. doi: 10.3828/ejlp.2021.11.
• Studer, P. and Smit, U. (2021) 'English-medium education in internationalised universities : sketching a way forward', European Journal of Language Policy, 13(2), pp. 129–140. doi: 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), pp. 27–47. doi: 10.5169/seals-978638.
• Gautschi, C. and Studer, P. (2017) 'The impact of internationalisation on tertiary-level educational social spheres', Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée, pp. 51–62.
• Studer, P. and Konstantinidou, T. L. (2015) 'Language attitudes and language proficiency of undergraduate students in English-medium instruction', Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée, 1, pp. 215–231. Available at: http://doc.rero.ch/record/257139/files/Studer_Patrick_-_Language_attitudes_and_language_proficiency_20150924144536-VQ.pdf.
• Studer, P., Kreiselmaier, F. and Flubacher, M.-C. (2010) 'Language planning in the European Union : a micro-level perspective', European Journal of Language Policy, 2(2), pp. 251–270. doi: 10.3828/ejlp.2010.15.

Books, peer-reviewed

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

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

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

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Studer, P. and Gautschi, C. (2017) 'Programme directors' attitudes towards EMI quality assurance : an exploratory study', in Valcke, J. and Wilkinson, R. (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. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, pp. 227–248. doi: 10.3726/978-3-653-07263-1.
• Studer, P. and Egger, S. (eds) (2007) From the margins to the centre : Irish perspectives on Swiss culture and literature, Colloquium at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland, March 2004. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang.

Other publications

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

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

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

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

List of publications

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