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Rule-adhering synthetic data -- the lingua franca of learning [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2022
AI-generated synthetic data allows to distill the general patterns of existing data, that can then be shared safely as granular-level representative, yet novel data samples within the original semantics. In this work we explore approaches of incorporating domain expertise into the data synthesis, to have the statistical properties as well as pre ...
arxiv  

Inglês como língua franca: desenvolvimentos recentes

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada
Em face da atual posição do inglês como uma língua franca global, este artigo tem como principal objetivo discutir os desenvolvimentos recentes dessa área, tomando como base os trabalhos apresentados durante a 7th International Conference on English as a
Telma Gimenez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

English as a lingua franca: an overview: El inglés como lengua franca: una visión general [PDF]

open access: yes
In the various fields of communication, there is a need to use a common language that allows effective relationships to be established between speakers of different mother tongues, where English could be the ideal resource for being used globally and ...
Barcia Moreira, Marlon Rubén   +5 more
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Lifting C Semantics for Dataflow Optimization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
C is the lingua franca of programming and almost any device can be programmed using C. However, programming mod-ern heterogeneous architectures such as multi-core CPUs and GPUs requires explicitly expressing parallelism as well as device-specific properties such as memory hierarchies.
arxiv   +1 more source

A study of Taiwanese university students’ English use, learning goals and attitudes toward English as a lingua franca

open access: yesStudies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, 2018
This study investigates Taiwanese university students’ experience of English use, aims of learning English and attitudes toward English as a lingua franca (ELF). The notion of ELF has been researched in the field of English language teaching.
Wen-Hsing Luo
doaj   +1 more source

An Investigation of Communication Needs Experienced by Non-native Speakers of English as a Lingua Franca Academic Context

open access: yesJournal of Humanities and Social Sciences Mahasarakham University, 2023
This study investigates common communication needs encountered in an ELF academiccontext. The participants consisted of two Thai professors, fifteen Thai, and fifteen Cambodian students who studied in grade 12 and ...
Tanaporn Khamwan
doaj  

English in the mainstream: Heritage language or lingua franca? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This article examines fundamental assumptions that relate to the nature and role of the English language in Aotearoa New Zealand, including its use in society generally and in the school curriculum specifically.
Bruce, Ian
core   +1 more source

Multilingual couples using English as a lingua franca: Language practices, attitudes, and identities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
This thesis explores the language practices, attitudes, and identities of multilingual couples that use English as a lingua franca in the relationship (ELF couples). The goal is to investigate how these couples utilize their multilingual resources and if
Hyttinen, Saana
core  

English as a lingua franca in aviation [PDF]

open access: yesEnglish Today, 2009
ABSTRACTThe International Civil Aviation Organization now requires all airline pilots to have at least a basic command of conversational English, but Walter Seiler is concerned that an over-emphasis on native-speaker varieties might lead to even more misunderstandings.
openaire   +2 more sources

MEDICAL ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA: PATIENT EXPERIENCES AND TEACHING STRATEGIES

open access: yesJournal of education and science
The present research is a mixed method study aimed at exploring the current state of the usage of English as a Lingua Franca in the Kazakhstani healthcare settings and international advancements in teaching English for medical purposes.
A. Aliakbarova, L. Baitleuova
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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