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Attitudes towards English as a Lingua Franca
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014 AbstractThere are now more nonnative speakers of English than native speakers, and the number of nonnative speakers is growing rapidly. Together with the growth of nonnative speakers of English, the roles and functions of English have also changed, and along with this the emergence and growth of a variety of Englishes.
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Nigerian English: History, functions and features
World Englishes, EarlyView.Abstract This article offers a comprehensive overview of Nigerian English, a rapidly expanding variety of world Englishes, recognised as one of the fastest‐growing varieties of English globally in numerical terms. This article has four aims. First, it discusses the historical developments of English in Nigeria with reference to the events that led to ...
Kingsley O. Ugwuanyi +1 more
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English as a lingua franca in higher education
Ibérica, 2011 The last decade has brought a number of changes for higher education in continental Europe and elsewhere, a major one being the increasing use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) as the medium of instruction.
Beyza Björkman
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How Basic Is“UNDERSTANDING IS SEEING” When Reasoning About Knowledge? Asymmetric Uses of Sight Metaphors in Office Hours Consultations in English as Academic Lingua Franca [PDF]
, 2015 Fiona MacArthur +2 more
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The use of Malay Malaysian English in Malaysian English: Key considerations [PDF]
, 2007 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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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 +2 more
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Journal of Modern Languages, 2017 My core postulate is that there is a widening chasm between small islands of privileged middle-class learners of EFL across the developing world, the EFL haves – and the masses of working-class and ordinary learners, often ‘low achievers’ in school ...
Bill Templer
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Review of Education, Volume 13, Issue 2, August 2025.Abstract This article introduces Hybrid Professional Becoming as a critical approach in English language teaching, challenging the native English‐speaking teachers and non‐native English‐speaking teachers (NEST–NNEST) binary. Grounded in postcolonial theory and a comprehensive literature review, the approach weaves together critical reflection, desire,
Nashid Nigar, Alex Kostogriz
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The ‘Attractive’ Progressive – Why use the -ing Form in English as a Lingua Franca?
, 2006 Elina Ranta
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