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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786257103321

Autore

Björkman Beyza

Titolo

English as an academic lingua franca [[electronic resource] ] : an investigation of form and communicative effectiveness / / by Beyza Björkman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, 2013

ISBN

3-11-027954-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (278 p.)

Collana

Developments in English as a lingua franca, , 2192-8177 ; ; 3

Classificazione

HE 150

Disciplina

420.71

Soggetti

English language - Variation - Foreign countries

English language - Variation - English-speaking countries

Intercultural communication

English language - Globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- 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

Sommario/riassunto

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