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Communities of Practice and English as a Lingua Franca : A Study of Students in a Central European Context / Karolina Kalocsai.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF] ; 4Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2013]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (254 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783110295474
  • 9783110295511
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.44/60943 23
LOC classification:
  • PE2751 .K35 2014
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Theoretical framework -- Chapter 3. Methodology -- Chapter 4. An ethnographic account of the Szeged Erasmus community -- Chapter 5. Building an Erasmus Family through ELF -- Chapter 6. Creating humour in and through ELF -- Chapter 7. Improving on communicational understanding and gaining self-confidence in ELF -- Chapter 8. Conclusions and implications -- References -- Appendices -- Index
Summary: 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 universities in Central Europe.

Frontmatter -- Table of contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Theoretical framework -- Chapter 3. Methodology -- Chapter 4. An ethnographic account of the Szeged Erasmus community -- Chapter 5. Building an Erasmus Family through ELF -- Chapter 6. Creating humour in and through ELF -- Chapter 7. Improving on communicational understanding and gaining self-confidence in ELF -- Chapter 8. Conclusions and implications -- References -- Appendices -- Index

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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 universities in Central Europe.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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