WE, ELF and ELT: Perspectives on English and applied linguistics
Abstract In a paper which originally set the scene for WE study, Braj Kachu argued that the ‘global diffusion of English’ called for a new paradigm of enquiry which recognized the independent status of varieties of English used by communities other than those of Inner Circle native speakers.
Henry Widdowson
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The impact of English on local languages: The case of Catalan universities
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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Mikhail Bakhtin e a cultura grega antiga [PDF]
Este ensaio analisa a contribuição do conhecimento da cultura grega da Antiguidade para a formação do pensamento de Mikhail Bakhtin. Demonstra como o diálogo socrático e os gêneros sério-cômicos contribuíram para o formação do gênero romance – na ...
Nuto, João Vianney Cavalcanti
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World Englishes, Applied Linguistics, and Air Traffic Control Communication
Abstract Air traffic control (ATC) communication in international aviation is conducted in a variety often referred to as Aviation English. Based on an analysis of the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), two specialized sub‐registers of Aviation English are identified in previous ...
Markus Bieswanger
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Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and World Englishes
Abstract The world Englishes perspective, especially as expressed within Kachru's formulation of the Inner, Outer and Expanding Circles of Englishes, provides a flexible and coherent model of the historical spread of English. While the model has had a profound influence on various subfields of applied linguistics, variationist sociolinguistics ...
Andrew Moody
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The translation into Portuguese of the 11th International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-11). [PDF]
França EB +6 more
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Contested heritage landscapes for Arabic language learning in a postcolonial France
Abstract This article analyzes the contested and multiple meanings of “heritage” that emerge for advanced Arabic language learners in a postcolonial France. A linguistic life histories approach reveals a fraught duality of privileged access and exclusionary adversity for heritage students of Arabic.
Chantal Tetreault +2 more
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Biological, cultural, and environmental factors catalyzing the emergence of (alternate) sign languages. [PDF]
Irurtzun A.
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Nos bastidores da Gramateca: uma série de serviços [PDF]
Apresentamos aqui um conjunto de serviços que permitem investigar, comparar e criar exercícios e materiais didáticos, e que constituem parte da infraestrutura necessária para a Gramateca, um ambiente para estudar a gramática da língua portuguesa com ...
Santos, Diana, Simões, Alberto
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“Even the Culture Day is in English”: Teachers' Critical EMI Awareness in Hong Kong
Abstract With the massive expansion of English medium instruction (EMI) in universities, EMI is now seeking a standing in schools of non‐Anglophone countries. While the history of K–12 EMI in postcolonial settings can bear important lessons for other contexts, school‐level EMI research focuses on instructional challenges, and critical insights about ...
Seyyed‐Abdolhamid Mirhosseini
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