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The impact of English on local languages: The case of Catalan universities
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 309-322, June 2026.Abstract This article deals with the somehow complex equilibrium of languages used in Catalonia, with a particular analysis of the role of English vis‐a‐vis the national language (Spanish) and the regional official language (Catalan). A discussion of the supremacy of standard languages over local ones in modern history, followed by an account of the ...
Enric Llurda
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ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT
TEFLIN Journal, 2017 The English language functions as a global language that facilitates communication among people of different lingua-cultures. This background leads to the question of whether the traditional language assessment still fulfils the needs of the majority of
Fan (Gabriel) Fang
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World Englishes and applied linguistics: Theoretical and applied perspectives
World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 356-365, June 2026.Abstract This article examines the evolving relationship between world Englishes (WE) and applied linguistics (AL), tracing AL's historical development from its Anglo‐American origins in the mid‐20th century, grounded in “linguistics applied” to its contemporary status as a multidisciplinary field concerned with social justice and equity. It highlights
Kingsley Bolton
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Emerging ELF as an intercultural resource : language attitudes and ideologies
, 2014 This article discusses the possibility of English becoming a lingua franca in Estonia. It builds on Laitin's (1996) observations regarding the fact that English would become the country's language of inter-group communication among Estonian and Russian ...
Soler-Carbonell, Josep,
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, 2009 Over the previous few decades there has been an increased emphasis on the cultural aspects of English language teaching. However, in settings where English is used as a global lingua franca the cultural associations of the language are complex and the ...
Baker, William
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"To ELF or not to ELF?" (English as a Lingua Franca): that's the question for Applied Linguistics in a globalized world [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 2012 The realization that there are today more nonnative speakers than native speakers of English in the world with institutionalized and nativized varieties as well as their own specific communicative, cultural and pragmatic competencies has led to the rethinking of present-day practices in teaching, teacher preparation, and the writing of textbooks ...
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Questions in academic ELF interaction
, 2012 This article investigates questions in a higher education setting where English is used as a lingua franca. The study originates from a larger piece of work which investigated the communicative effectiveness of spoken English as a Lingua Franca (ELF ...
Björkman, Beyza,
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, 2018 Includes bibliographical references and index.A lingua franca perspective into English language teaching in Brazil has only recently take flight. As an emerging economy, the country faces enormous challenges when it comes to language education in schools,
Simões Calvo Luciana Cabrini +2 more
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The English as a Foreign Language / Lingua Franca Debate:Sensitising Teachers of English as a Foreign Language TowardsTeaching English as a Lingua Franca [PDF]
, 2012 The function of English as a lingua franca for communication needs rethinking in the teaching ofEnglish as a foreign language classroom as a consequence of globalisation.
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English as a Lingua Franca: Applied Linguistics, Marxism, and Post-Marxist theory
Revista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 2017 This paper is motived by a reading of “English as a Lingua Franca: An Immanent Critique” (O’REGAN, 2014), who claims that ELF researchers place their work at the forefront of debates with regard to what function and form English should play in the lives ...
John Robert Schmitz
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