Screen LibraryEnglish as an academic lingua franca : an investigation of form and communicative effectiveness /
Open publication As a result of globalization, higher education institutions throughout the world are adopting English for parts of their education. Higher education is becoming increasingly international and thus linguistically diverse, for educational, idealistic and financial reasons. This book p...
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De Gruyter Mouton,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin/Boston : |
| Publication Dates: | [2013] |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Developments in english as a lingua franca [delf]; 3 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110279542 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110279542.jpg |
| Summary: |
Open publication As a result of globalization, higher education institutions throughout the world are adopting English for parts of their education. Higher education is becoming increasingly international and thus linguistically diverse, for educational, idealistic and financial reasons. This book presents a much-needed description of English as a lingua franca (ELF) from an international university setting and focuses on form and pragmatic issues, using authentic spoken data. It provides useful insights into how communicative effectiveness can be achieved in spoken lingua franca communication. |
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1 online resource(xiii,263pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| ISBN: | 9783110279542（electronic bk.） |
| Index Number: | PE1128 |
| CLC: | H319 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Previous research on ELF -- Chapter 3: Exploring an academic ELF setting in Sweden: The site -- Chapter 4: Operating in a Swedish ELF site -- Chapter 5: Theoretical and practical implications -- Chapter 6: Looking ahead -- Appendices -- References -- Index. |