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Conceptualising English as a lingua franca (ELF) as a tertiary classroom language

, 2015
This contribution draws on the notion of English as a lingua franca, especially as discussed in James (2006) and Smit (2010), to conceptualise English-medium tertiary education in settings where English functions as additional language and where tertiary
Smit, U
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EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION INTO THE PRACTICE OF COMMUNICATING TO PUBLICS USING ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA (ELF) BY FINNISH COMPANIES

, 2018
This thesis examines public relations (PR) communications that use English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) from leading Finnish companies. It analyses a corpus of 90 press releases from 15 export-active companies for linguistic usage, drawing on elements of ...
Darren Ingram
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PhD supervision meetings in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) setting: linguistic competence and content knowledge as neutralizers of institutional and academic power

, 2017
The present paper investigates PhD supervision meetings, using material from naturally occurring speech of ten hours by PhD supervisors and students who all use English as a lingua franca (ELF) for research purposes.
Björkman, Beyza,, Beyza Björkman
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Home culture and its effects on English as a lingua franca communication: Voices from Chinese students at a United Kingdom university. [PDF]

Front Psychol, 2023
Zhang X, Lütge C.
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Redefining the speaking construct for ELF oral assessment: conversation analysis and framework development in a Japanese university context

Language Testing in Asia
Background English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has become the primary medium of international communication, yet language assessment practices continue to privilege native-speaker norms that misalign with multilingual communication realities.
Alexis Goli, Nkhensani Maluleke-Dube
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A Tale of Two Platforms: Decoding the Digital Footprints of High School Students in Bilingual Scaffolded MOOCs

Online Learning
While Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are widely used in higher education, their application and effectiveness for high school students, especially English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners grappling with language barriers in English-Medium ...
Jo-Chi Hsiao, Chiung-Fang Chang, Ken-Zen Chen   +2 more
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English as a lingua franca: analyzing research frameworks in international English, world Englishes, and ELF [PDF]

World Englishes, 2009
ABSTRACT:  This paper considers the problems, the properties, and the prospects of using ‘English as a lingua franca’ as a construct and as a reality. It will therefore focus on what is meant by the term ‘lingua franca’, what is represented as a ‘lingua franca’, and what the debates are about English as a lingua franca. The point of departure is Kachru'
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The reconceptualisation of knowledge base in the pre-service teacher education curriculum: Towards ELF pedagogy

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018
This article examines “what will be taught” or the knowledge base demonstrated in the English language teacher education curricula by using the framework of English as a Lingua Franca. The need for enhancing the professionalism of English teachers in the
Zulfa Sakhiyya, Helena I.R. Agustien, Hendi Pratama   +2 more
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Researching language learning motivation: A concise guide. [PDF]

Front Psychol, 2022
Pei R, Zhang Z.
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English as a lingua franca (ELF) and research into language attitudes

, 2018
The use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in the era of globalisation has raised doubts about the traditional, problematic practice of applying a monolingual, monolithic standard to diverse sociolinguistic contexts.
Chan, YHJ
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