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Exploring students' performance using lingua franca in science education: a study of grade ten students in Capiz, Philippines. [PDF]
Diestro D.
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Language and culture in international legal communication [PDF]
In the contemporary business world, partners belonging to different nations, and hence different cultures, conduct business operations in either the language of one of the parties involved or in a third, neutral language, serving as lingua franca.
Kocbek, Alenka
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How Flexible Are Grammars Past Puberty? The Case of Relative Clauses in Turkish‐American Returnees
Abstract How flexible are grammars after puberty? To answer this, we test returnees: heritage speakers (HS) born in an immigration context who returned to their homeland in later years. If returnees are targetlike, then language is still malleable after puberty; in contrast, if maturational effects are in play, postpuberty returnees will show ...
Aylin Coşkun Kunduz, Silvina Montrul
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Reflexiones del profesorado universitario sobre la introducción del inglés como lengua de instrucción [PDF]
La docencia en lengua inglesa forma parte de la consolidación del inglés como lingua franca y de la política de internacionalización de la universidad española. Su incorporación a la enseñanza superior requiere de docentes comprometidos y preparados para
Querol-Julián, Mercedes +2 more
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World Englishes, heterodoxy, and applied linguistics
Abstract It is understandable that many people find it challenging to adopt a positive moral position with regard to English and its role in the world. The language is used in many contexts and situations to prop up systems of discrimination and inequality, leading to negative material and symbolic outcomes.
Christopher Jenks
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This study explores the public perception of Chinese fansubbers in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) world. The analysis draws from a survey gathering both quantitative and qualitative data from 327 respondents.
Bin Gao, Zhourong Shen
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The use of Malay Malaysian English in Malaysian English: Key considerations [PDF]
Once, English was thought to be the ‘lingua franca’, understood by people around the world. This was because British English was introduced by the British Empire during the colonization era. After the myriad of colonies gained independence, however, one ‘
Ahmad Mahir, Normazla +1 more
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WE, ELF and ELT: Perspectives on English and applied linguistics
Abstract In a paper which originally set the scene for WE study, Braj Kachu argued that the ‘global diffusion of English’ called for a new paradigm of enquiry which recognized the independent status of varieties of English used by communities other than those of Inner Circle native speakers.
Henry Widdowson
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Despite the growing research demonstrating the changing role of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in today’s globalized world, few studies in Indonesia have examined how learners perceive English language teaching (ELT) materials in relation to ELF. Using
Wulandari Santoso +2 more
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The impact of English on local languages: The case of Catalan universities
Abstract This article deals with the somehow complex equilibrium of languages used in Catalonia, with a particular analysis of the role of English vis‐a‐vis the national language (Spanish) and the regional official language (Catalan). A discussion of the supremacy of standard languages over local ones in modern history, followed by an account of the ...
Enric Llurda
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