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The Peculiar Features of Intercultural Communication Discours

RUDN journal of Sociology, 2009
Intercultural communication viewed as a tool for social interaction facilitation between the representatives of various cultures has acquired essential importance in the era of globalization.
B R Moghilevich
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Introduction: Address Terms in World Englishes

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This special issue explores variations in English address terms across world Englishes, highlighting how globalization and digital communication continue to shape their use. While Western Englishes like British and American English show a decline in hierarchy‐stressing terms (e.g.
Anke Lensch, Hanna Bruns, Martin Schweinberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minorities, Media and Intercultural Dialogue

, 2013
ACFC Opinions have developed various principles on intercultural dialogue, which detail, and crystallize, the responsibilities of the state parties to the FCNM in furthering intercultural dialogue and tolerance through the media.
Ghirardi, Fulvia, Colombo, Sabrina, Prina, Federica, Zavakou, Alkistis   +3 more
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The Use and Functions of English in Egyptian Social Media

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the contemporary functions of English in Egypt through two interrelated lines of inquiry. First, it provides an updated account of the status and roles of English in the country, revisiting and extending Schaub's assessment in light of significant historical, socio‐economic and linguistic developments over the past two ...
Lucia La Causa
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction to the Special Issue on English Worldwide and Linguistic Justice

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Three decades after Kachru's characterization of English as a source of both “agony and ecstasy,” debates about its global spread remain ambivalent. Despite significant advances in world Englishes scholarship, celebratory and critical stances toward English continue to coexist, sharpened by the political polarization of our times, and renewed ...
Josep Soler
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English Worldwide and Linguistic Justice: Past and Present

World Englishes, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This opening article of the special issue “English worldwide and linguistic justice” starts from the premise that more interdisciplinary work is needed that bridges sociolinguistic research with linguistic justice theories to provide deeper, more nuanced understandings of the position and functions of English around the world today.
Josep Soler, Thomas Ricento
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Educational practices and graduate competences for 21st century challenges and sustainability in low‐income and lower‐middle‐income countries

Review of Education, Volume 14, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract Since poorer countries are especially vulnerable to shocks and disruptions, examining practices within their higher education institutions is pertinent to identify those which effectively prepare graduates to address increasing challenges in their work and communities.
Diana J. Pritchard, Daniel Phillips
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Hip Hop as Linguistic and Sensory Contact Zones: Sounds and Rhythms of Vietnamese Rap and Dance in Munich and Hanoi

City &Society, Volume 38, Issue 3, December 2026.
ABSTRACT In this article, I draw on multi‐sited and remote ethnography in the cities of Munich in Germany and Hanoi in Vietnam to analyze how young hip hop artists transform cities as sensory contact zones through rap and dance. I show how young Vietnamese‐Germans amplify sensory contact zones in the diasporic city of Munich through the sounds, visuals,
Sandra Kurfürst
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Predicting EFL Students' Academic Performance, Resilience or Psychological Well‐Being From Their Character Strengths in AI‐Integrated Educational Environments

European Journal of Education, Volume 61, Issue 4, December 2026.
ABSTRACT Although artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral component of language education, research has primarily emphasized technological factors influencing learning outcomes, with limited attention to the psychological attributes that enable students to benefit from AI‐supported instruction.
Qi Chai
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Herder in the lab: Maximizing “cultural density” in multilingual training data for an open‐science AI project

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 36, Issue 3, December 2026.
Abstract This paper provides ethnographic analysis of interactions between volunteers in an open‐science AI project entrusted with preparing multilingual text for use in fine‐tuning a pretrained LLM. Volunteers were encouraged to entextualize translated text into structured corpora and to write and edit prompt‐completion pairings in over 100 languages.
Joseph Wilson
wiley   +1 more source