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Communities of practice and English as a Lingua Franca : a study of Erasmus students in a Central European context / / Karolina Kalocsai



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Autore: Kalocsai Karolina <1980-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Communities of practice and English as a Lingua Franca : a study of Erasmus students in a Central European context / / Karolina Kalocsai Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014]
©2014
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (262 p.)
Disciplina: 306.44/60943
Soggetto topico: English language - Variation - Europe, Central
Lingua francas
English language - Social aspects - Europe, Central
Classificazione: HE 150
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Theoretical framework -- Methodology -- An ethnographic account of the Szeged Erasmus community -- Building an Erasmus family through ELF -- Creating humour in and through ELF -- Improving on communicational understanding and gaining -- Self-confidence in ELF -- Conclusions and implications.
Sommario/riassunto: This is a timely book on one of the most widely debated issues in applied linguistics: what is the social and cultural significance of English as a lingua franca for the internationally mobile students of the 21st century in Central Europe? Through an in-depth analysis of social practices, the book develops an exciting, innovative multilingual approach to out-of-class language use and language learning that engages students in the co-construction of identities. Apart from scholars, the book will appeal to policy makers and educators who are concerned with the internationalization of universiti
Titolo autorizzato: Communities of practice and English as a Lingua Franca  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-11-029551-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910787715803321
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Serie: Developments in English as a lingua franca ; ; 4.