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Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELF Communication
ELOPE, 2015 The traditional notion of English as a foreign language solely for communicating with native speakers can no longer be applied in a world that is constantly changing, hence paving the way for an alternative use of the language known as English as a ...
Lili Cavalheiro
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Combining different types of data in studying attitudes to English as a Lingua Franca [PDF]
, 2012 This paper deals with the attitudes of Croatian speakers to ELF, in particular to its pronunciation. Four methods were combined to reach conclusions about the status of ELF in Croatia: diary study, teacher interviews, a preliminary focus group interview ...
Josipović-Smojver, Višnja +2 more
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Poetry, citizenship and diplomacy: The case of Western Sahara
The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.Short Abstract This article argues for greater consideration of the role of poetry and poets in diplomacy and as a medium for the recognition of contested citizenships. We take Western Sahara, the site of an ongoing anti‐colonial war, as our case study and explore how Saharawi poets engage foreign publics in their national struggle to become citizens ...
Joanna Allan, Moiti Mohamed Azrouk
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English Medium Instruction and Idiomaticity in English as a Lingua Franca [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2017 This paper critically considers the implications of the growth of English-medium instruction (EMI) globally for idiomaticity in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF).
Jessica G. Briggs, Sarah Ashley Smith
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Linguistik Online, 2000 In the last few decades, English has become the most widely spread global lingua franca. Being used as a means of communication by non-native speakers of different linguistic and cultural background, norms for the use of lingua franca English cannot be ...
Christiane Meierkord
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Tradespeak : an interdisciplinary study of business communication in international trade deals : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Business Studies at Massey University [PDF]
, 1997 In the course of history, English has become the dominant lingua franca of intercultural interaction. About 600 million people world wide are either English native speakers or have at least some speaking ability in the English language.¹ Naoki Kameda ...
Stoeckl, Birgit Daniela
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International Journal of Applied Linguistics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper addresses linguistic and epistemic justice by exploring multilingual practices in tertiary contexts in an English‐dominant linguistic ecology. The paper argues that the university linguistic space (linguascene) governs language choices toward English monolingualism, and this has implications for epistemic justice in multilingual ...
Anikó Hatoss, Eliot Allport
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Teaching English in ASEAN: The voices of English teachers in ASEAN nations
Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2016 The effective teaching of the English language is regarded as an essential element in the creation of a culturally vibrant, economically sound and socially stable ASEAN community.
Peter Waterworth
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, 2018 The aim of this study was to determine how much vocabulary is needed to understand English in contexts where it is spoken internationally as a lingua franca (ELF).
Stevenage, Christine
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Towards a single language in science? A Spanish view [PDF]
, 2004 During the course of the last century, English has gained acceptance as the lingua franca in science.A transition from a ‘national’ science model to a ‘transnational’ model – in which English is used – has been described in Spain and other non-English ...
Bordons, María, Gómez Caridad, Isabel
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