Dutch university students’ attitudes to internationalization practises: Students’ insights into concerns raised by Dutch media

Abstract

This study provides insight into Dutch students’ attitudes on lecturers’ English proficiency, perceived Dutch culture and language deterioration, and possible study motivations in the light of criticism on internationalisation in the Netherlands. 54 respondents enrolled in English-language degree programmes completed an online survey. The results suggest that students are not incredibly concerned about the state of Dutch language and knowledge. They have expressed that while lecturers are able to adequately explain the course materials, there are several issues regarding poor oral English proficiency amongst their lecturers. This exploratory study adds to the growing corpus of attitude studies amongst English-language degree programmes in non-Anglophone contexts