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Investigating Indonesian university students’ attitudes toward ELF-informed materials in business English contexts

Studies in English Language and Education
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, Fuad Abdul Hamied, Ahmad Bukhori Muslim   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating Double Decolonization: Mainland Chinese Immigrants' Re‐Emphasis or Concealment of Chineseness in Hong Kong

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with Ching‐Kwan Lee's (2025) idea that the post‐1997 Hong Kong protests represent a series of decolonization efforts, stemming from British colonial rule and now from the Chinese ‘neo‐colonial’ regime. Instead of focusing on Hong Kong natives, however, this article presents mainland Chinese immigrants (MCIs) who live in ...
Yao‐Tai Li
wiley   +1 more source

Speaking to Power: How Linguistic Minority Accents Shape Voter Perceptions of Party Leaders

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In multilingual countries, does the way minority group members speak the majority language hinder their chances of attaining the highest political office? Can their accent undermine their claim to represent all citizens? Is it associated with certain stereotypes?
Florence Laflamme, Philippe Chassé
wiley   +1 more source

Stigma, self‐styling and ‘forced accents’ among English L2 speakers in Spain

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines the relationship between shame, stigma and accent for non‐native English speakers in Spain. The low English competence of the Spanish population frequently constitutes a source of individual and collective stigma – which includes the apparent undesirability of Spanish‐sounding English.
Eva Codó, Carly Collins
wiley   +1 more source

Modal verbs in South Asian online Englishes: must, (have) got to, have to and need to

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This research article presents an analysis of four (semi‐)modals of necessity/obligation (must, (have) got to, have to and need to) in four CMC registers (comments, tweets, web forums and websites) originating from four South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) along with the United Kingdom and United States.
Muhammad Shakir
wiley   +1 more source

Review of: Marie-Luise Pitzl, Ruth Osimk-Teasdale (eds) (2016) English as a lingua franca: Perspectives and prospects. Contributions in honour of Barbara Seidlhofer. Berlin/Boston: Mouton de Gruyter. [PDF]

, 2016
review of Marie-Luise Pitzl, Ruth Osimk-Teasdale (eds) (2016) English as a lingua franca: Perspectives and prospects. Contributions in honour of Barbara Seidlhofer.
VETTOREL, Paola
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Alternation of must, have to, and need to in English as a lingua franca

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the grammatical variability of modal auxiliary verbs in English as a lingua franca. Focusing on the ongoing change must, have to, and need to, this research utilizes two spoken corpora: the Vienna–Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE) and the Asian Corpus of English (ACE).
Chunyuan Nie, Lea Meriläinen, Mikko Laitinen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Negotiating Semiodiversity in English as a Lingua Franca in Japan [PDF]

This is a conversation analytic study of the emergence of semiodiversity in vocabulary during English as a Lingua Franca interactions in Japan (Schegloff 2007; Seidlhofer 2011).
56853, O'Neal, George
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EFL learning, religious faith and globalization in Indonesia's pesantren

World Englishes, EarlyView.
Abstract Increasing global demands to teach and learn English in religious educational institutions remain high, yet little EFL research has been conducted in such contexts. Using Indonesia's Islamic educational institutions (i.e., the pesantren) as a focus of analysis, this article seeks to narrow that gap by examining the key factors driving EFL ...
Muhammad Jauhari Sofi, Christopher J. Jenks   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

English as a Lingua Franca for EFL Contexts [Reseña de libro] [PDF]

, 2019
Reseña del libro: English as a Lingua Franca for EFL Contexts Applying the notion of English as a lingua franca in the language classroom. A review of Sifakis, N. C., & Tsantila, N. (2019). Bristol (UK): Multilingual Matters.
García Cuevas, Sara
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