Lower Income Marriage Migrants and Domains of Integration in Singapore
ABSTRACT Drawing on the domains of integration, this paper illuminates the integration experiences of female marriage migrants from lower income cross‐national families in Singapore. Through interviews with 38 cross‐national families of the Singaporean‐husband and foreign‐wife pairing, we show how the integration of lower income marriage migrants in ...
Bernice Loh+3 more
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English as a lingua franca in higher education
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
doaj
ABSTRACT This study explores how mobile and immobile academics enact research collaborations in Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH). Modelled on Big Sciences and underpinned by human capital assumptions, CoEs aim to foster both local and international collaborations, driven by academic mobilities.
Lautaro Vilches
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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]
Fiona MacArthur+2 more
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Researching language learning motivation: A concise guide. [PDF]
Pei R, Zhang Z.
europepmc +1 more source
When the textbook is not enough: How to shape an ELF classroom? [PDF]
This chapter is devised for English language teaching (ELT) practitioners to reflect on how language and culture are portrayed in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) textbooks, and explore how an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) approach can be further ...
Guerra, Luis
core
The Effect of Using English on The Erosion of Indonesian as A Lingua Franca [PDF]
This research aims to determine the influence of the use of English as a language of daily communication on the erosion of Indonesian as a lingua franca, by considering various sociolinguistic and cultural factors.
Abyan, Muhammad Rafiq+3 more
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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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Changing discourses of Chinese language maintenance in Australia: unpacking language ideologies of first-generation Chinese immigrant parents from People's Republic of China. [PDF]
Wang Y, Li J.
europepmc +1 more source
Going Beyond the obvious in English for Legal Purposes [PDF]
This paper deals with some of the problems and implications of Legal English being used as a lingua franca, especially when teaching legal English in courses for judges in various European ...
Campos-Pardillos, Miguel Ángel
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