English as an academic lingua franca : an investigation of form and communicative effectiveness / by Beyza Björkman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Björkman, Beyza.

Series:

Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Variation--Foreign countries.

English language.

English language--Variation--English-speaking countries.

Intercultural communication.

English language--Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110279542

3110279541

OCLC:

829461919