03383nam 2200745 a 450 991078625710332120211029015612.03-11-027954-110.1515/9783110279542(CKB)2670000000337205(EBL)1108081(OCoLC)829461919(SSID)ssj0000906905(PQKBManifestationID)11489572(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906905(PQKBWorkID)10855118(PQKB)11307993(MiAaPQ)EBC1108081(DE-B1597)175413(OCoLC)834577819(OCoLC)979759792(DE-B1597)9783110279542(Au-PeEL)EBL1108081(CaPaEBR)ebr10662041(PPN)175507309(EXLCZ)99267000000033720520130307d2013 uy 0engurnn#---|u||utxtccrEnglish as an academic lingua franca[electronic resource] an investigation of form and communicative effectiveness /by Beyza BjörkmanBoston De Gruyter Mouton20131 online resource (278 p.)Developments in English as a lingua franca,2192-8177 ;3Description based upon print version of record.3-11-027914-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 --IndexOpen 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 communicationDevelopments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]English languageVariationForeign countriesEnglish languageVariationEnglish-speaking countriesIntercultural communicationEnglish languageGlobalizationAcademia.Communicative Effectiveness.English as a Lingua Franca (ELF).Higher Education.Internationalization.English languageVariationEnglish languageVariationIntercultural communication.English languageGlobalization.420.71HE 150rvkBjörkman Beyza1552698MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786257103321English as an academic lingua franca3812754UNINA