English as a lingua franca in higher education : a longitudinal study of classroom discourse / by Ute Smit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smit, Ute.

Series:

Trends in applied linguistics ; 2.

Trends in applied linguistics ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Language and languages.

Second language acquisition--Study and teaching.

Second language acquisition.

English language--Foreign countries--Discourse analysis.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Table of contents

List of abbreviations

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Conceptual considerations

Chapter 3. Research methodology and study design

Chapter 4. An ethnographic account of the study site

Chapter 5. Classroom interaction 'under repair'

Chapter 6. Directives in aid of classroom organization and educational talk

Chapter 7. Interactive explaining as negotiating knowledge

Chapter 8. Synthesis

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612672972

9781282672970

1282672975

OCLC:

648711661