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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Grounded in the L2 motivational self system theory, this quasi‐experimental study investigated the impact of three motivational interventions on two outcome measures: L2 learning effort and L2 achievement. A total of 391 Chinese junior secondary students were assigned to four conditions: a control group receiving no motivational instruction ...
Xuejun Ye, Guangwei Hu
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O ENSINO DA LÍNGUA INGLESA COMO LÍNGUA FRANCA: ato responsável à revolução Digital
The 4th Industrial Revolution, named at Digital Revolution, has accelerated the process of globalization and has triggered several changes in various segments: economical, cultural and social, which directly intervened in the way people communicate all ...
Borges, Marilurdes Cruz +2 more
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Review of developments in research into English as a Lingua Franca [PDF]
, 2011 We begin by considering how the recent phenomenon of English as a Lingua Franca (henceforth ELF) fits in with the older notion of lingua francas in general as well as with older versions of ELF.
Jenkins, Jennifer +6 more
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.In this collaborative autoethnography, we, as three university‐based language teacher educators in Türkiye, explore how our community of practice (CoP) acted as a catalyst in navigating our identity tensions, boosting our wellbeing and contributing to our agency.
Yasemin Tezgiden‐Cakcak +2 more
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Communication transculturelle et « lingua franca »
Revue Internationale d’Éducation de Sèvres, 1995 Le développement de la communication internationale et l’usage fréquent d’une langue médiatrice, étrangère aux deux interlocuteurs, nécessitent une approche nouvelle de l’enseignement des langues qui tend à développer prioritairement l’aptitude à prendre
Françoise Buffet, Gérard Willems
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TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract Second language (L2) grit, a noncognitive ability that underlies the pursuit of language goals, has attracted growing scholarly attention. However, the grit–goal relationship—including why certain goals are set and how grittiness relates to their pursuit—remains underexplored, as L2 grit has largely been examined in relation to researcher ...
Hitoshi Mikami
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“Migratory Bird” Local Managers: English Proficiency, Social Identification, and Early Turnover
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Local managers with high proficiency in English are valuable resources for foreign subsidiaries of multinational enterprises, as they help mitigate language barriers between expatriate and local managers. However, such linguistically competent local managers often leave foreign subsidiaries within the first few years of employment.
Naoki Ando +2 more
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English: lingua franca or disenfranchising?
Fennia: International Journal of Geography, 2017 Conceiving academic publishing as a long-term process that often includes oral communication and knowledge exchange at academic conferences, this commentary offers a critical take on English as lingua franca.
Sara Fregonese
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Cutting freedom down to size Liberté calibrée
Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.Freedom, as a concept and a value, presents limited prospects for anthropological comparison. The study of enslavement, much neglected in attempts to develop an anthropology of freedom, shows that freedom has been imagined by the enslaved as the opposite of their condition only under particular circumstances.
Harri Englund
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INTERVIEW: Interview with Professor Barbara Seidlhofer
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2018 Professor Barbara Seidlhofer is a professor of English and applied linguistics at the University of Vienna, Austria. Her research and teaching focus is on English as a lingua franca (conceptualization, description, theoretical implications), the nature ...
Davoud Amini
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