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Rethinking English as a lingua franca in scientific-academic contexts

Journal of English for Research Publication Purposes, 2022
We aim to challenge assumptions made about the use of English as a “lingua franca” in scientific-academic contexts, identify the impact of such assumptions on trajectories of knowledge production and uptake, and legitimize the use of multiple ...
Federico Navarro   +11 more
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Pronunciation in course books: English as a lingua franca perspective

, 2021
In recent decades there has been a growing interest in the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), for example identifying the lingua franca core (LFC), or pronunciation features important for intelligibility in ELF contexts.
Marek Kiczkowiak
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The influence of context on language alternation practices in English as a lingua franca

Journal of English as a Lingua Franca, 2021
This paper scrutinizes language alternation practices in different settings where English is predominantly used as the lingua franca (ELF). Data from different interactional contexts are examined: academic interactions from the ELFA corpus, doctoral ...
K. S. Pietikäinen
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Translanguaging for intercultural communication in international higher education: transcending English as a lingua franca

International Journal of Multilingualism, 2020
This article seeks to explore intercultural communication among a group of students with diverse linguistic and sociocultural backgrounds in an English-medium transnational university in China, focusing on multilingual students’ practices and perceptions
Wanyu Amy Ou, M. Gu, Francis M. Hult
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Power in International Business Communication and Linguistic Competence: Analyzing the Experiences of Nonnative Business People Who Use English as a Business Lingua Franca (BELF)

, 2020
This article demonstrates the complex nature of the relationship between linguistic competence and the level of disempowerment that individuals perceive in global business contexts where English is increasingly used as a lingua franca.
M. Takino
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English as a lingua franca in the international university: language experiences and perceptions among international students in multilingual Hong Kong

, 2020
This paper presents findings of a qualitative inquiry into international students’ experiences and perceptions of their language use in an English-medium international university in multilingual Hong Kong, with particular attention to the use of English ...
C. Sung
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Exploring language identities in English as a lingua franca communication: experiences of bilingual university students in Hong Kong

, 2020
This paper reports on a qualitative inquiry into language identities in English as a lingua franca (ELF) communication from the perspectives of a group of Chinese-English bilingual students at a Hong Kong university.
C. Sung
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Voices of learners in Thai ELT classrooms: a wake up call towards teaching English as a lingua franca

, 2020
This study aims to identify students’ attitudes towards teaching English in a lingua franca context. The data were collected using a semi-structured interview with 25 undergraduate students studying English across five universities in Southern Thailand ...
Eric A. Ambele, Yusop Boonsuk
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