English as an Academic Lingua Franca

English as an Academic Lingua Franca

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  • Author: Beyza Björkman
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
  • ISBN: 3110279541
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 278

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.


English as a Lingua Franca in the International University

English as a Lingua Franca in the International University

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  • Author: Jennifer Jenkins
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 113512440X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 248

In this book, Jennifer Jenkins, one of the leading proponents of English as a Lingua Franca, explores current academic English language policy in higher education around the world. Universities around the world are increasingly presenting themselves as "international" but their English language policies do not necessarily reflect this, even as the diversity of their student bodies grows. While there have been a number of attempts to explore the implications of this diversity from a cultural perspective, little has been said from the linguistic point of view, and in particular, about the implications for what kind(s) of English are appropriate for English lingua franca communication in international higher education. Throughout the book Jenkins considers the policies of English language universities in terms of the language attitudes and ideologies of university management and staff globally, and of international students in a UK setting. The book concludes by considering the implications for current policies and practices, and what is needed in order for universities to bring themselves in line linguistically with the international status they claim. English as a Lingua Franca in the International University is an essential read for researchers and postgraduate students working in the areas of Global Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca and English for Academic Purposes.


English as a Lingua Franca

English as a Lingua Franca

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  • Author: Istvan Kecskes
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 1107103800
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 271

Explores the language behaviour of speakers of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), through the lens of Gricean pragmatics. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars across the fields of pragmatics, language contact, world Englishes, second language acquisition, and English as a second language.


English as a Lingua Franca

English as a Lingua Franca

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  • Author: Anna Mauranen
  • Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
  • ISBN: 1443815810
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 385

English as a lingua franca has become a hot topic in Applied Linguistics and English Studies. While it has been a subject of controversy for some time, linguistic observations on actual use have largely been missing out of the debate. This is now changing fast, and the study of English as a lingua franca has become a vibrant research field. This book reflects achievements in the growing field; it presents a good selection of empirical findings, thus providing substance to arguments. It comprises contributions from pioneers and established scholars in the field, along with reports from substantial ongoing research projects. The papers offer insights into the workings of English as a lingua franca in different contexts—conversational, academic, professional, and business situations. They tackle essential theoretical issues, analyse linguistic and interactional features of ELF, and discuss attitudes towards ELF. The studies are firmly anchored in analyses of authentic language in social interaction, some also using survey and interview data. Many papers also touch upon debates on language policy and linguistic ideologies. This collection of papers from the key areas of current ELF research will be of interest to English linguists and applied linguists, graduate and undergraduate students of English, educational and language planners, and teachers of English.


English as a Lingua Franca in Higher Education

English as a Lingua Franca in Higher Education

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  • Author: Ute Smit
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
  • ISBN: 3110215519
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 477

With English-medium higher education burgeoning in Europe and elsewhere outside the English-speaking world, this book is the first to offer an ethnographically-embedded analysis of such classroom discourse by taking cognizance of English functioning as a lingua franca (ELF) in international student groups. By virtue of investigating one such educational programme in its entirety, the study also enlarges the present knowledge on ELF discourse as it offers novel insights into the interactional dynamics that shape and develop an educational community of practice.


The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes

The Oxford Handbook of World Englishes

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  • Author: Markku Filppula
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • ISBN: 0190671440
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 704

As the most widely documented language in human history, English holds a unique key to unlocking some of the mysteries of the uniquely human endowment of language. Yet the field of World Englishes has remained somewhat marginal in linguistic theory. This collection heralds a more direct and mutually constructive engagement with current linguistic theories, questions, and methodologies. It achieves this through areal overviews, theoretical chapters, and case studies. The 36 articles are divided between four themes: Foundations, World Englishes and Linguistic Theory, Areal Profiles, and Case Studies. Part I sets out the complex history of the global spread of English. This is followed, in Part II, by chapters addressing the mutual relevance and importance of World Englishes and numerous theoretical subfields of Linguistics. Part III offers detailed accounts of the structure and social histories of specific varieties of English spoken across the globe, highlighting points of theoretical interest. The collection closes with a set of case studies that exemplify the type of analysis encouraged by the volume. As attention is focused on innovative work at the interface of dialect description and theoretical explanation, the book is more succinct in its treatment of applied themes, which are given complementary coverage in other works.


Language Regulation in English as a Lingua Franca

Language Regulation in English as a Lingua Franca

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  • Author: Niina Hynninen
  • Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
  • ISBN: 150150052X
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 326

Language regulation has often been approached from a top-down policy perspective, whereas this book examines regulatory practices employed by speakers in interaction. With its ethnographically informed focus on language regulation in academic English as a lingua franca (ELF), the book is a timely contribution to debates about what counts as acceptable English in ELF contexts, who can act as language expert, and when regulation is needed.


The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca

The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca

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  • Author: Jennifer Jenkins
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1317509196
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 620

The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field of study. Including 47 state-of-the art chapters from leading international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions, ELF in academia, ELF and pedagogy and future trends. This handbook is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/global Englishes more broadly, within English language, applied linguistics, and education.


English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity

English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity

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  • Author: Jennifer Jenkins
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • ISBN:
  • Category : Foreign Language Study
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 300

From the perspective of the speakers themselves, this is the first book to explore attitudes towards ELF in general and ELF accents in particular, their effects on ELF speakers' identities, and ways in which the problems can be addressed in teacher education, English language testing, and ELT materials.


English as a Lingua Franca

English as a Lingua Franca

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  • Author: Ian Mackenzie
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 1134503881
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 253

English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching. Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the context of: native and World Englishes multilingualism and intercultural communication sociolinguistic issues including accent and identity classroom teaching and learning English as a Lingua Franca is a useful guide for teachers and trainee teachers, and will be essential reading for advanced students and linguists concerned with multilingualism, language contact, language learning, language change, and the place of English in the world today.