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English in Europe. Volume 1, Attitudes towards English in Europe / ed. by Andrew Linn, Neil Bermel, Gibson Ferguson.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Language and Social Life [LSL] ; 2Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (347 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781614517351
  • 9781501500695
  • 9781614515517
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 420
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Series preface -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Attitudes to English -- I. Attitudes towards English in Society -- 1. Attitudes towards English in France -- 2. Images of English in the French press -- 3. Policies and attitudes towards English in the Faroes today -- 4. Attitudes towards English language use on Greek TV: a threat or not? -- II. Attitudes towards English in Universities -- 5. Attitudes towards English in university language policy documents in Sweden -- 6. English as an international language of science and its effect on Nordic terminology: the view of scientists -- 7. Communicating across Europe. What German students think about multilingualism, language norms and English as a lingua franca -- 8. “It’s so natural to mix languages”: Attitudes towards English-medium instruction in Sweden -- 9. English as an academic lingua franca in Estonia: students’ attitudes and ideologies -- III. Attitudes towards English in Schools -- 10. Who owns English in Norway? L2 attitudes and choices among learners -- 11. Learning English in contemporary Iceland – the attitudes and perceptions of Icelandic youth -- 12. English in London: Opportunity or Threat? English and Cypriot Greek in the Greek Cypriot community of North London -- 13. Teaching English to Young Learners in Europe: teachers’ attitudes and perspectives -- Index
Summary: The status of English in Europe is changing, and this book offers a series of studies of attitudes to English today. Until recently English was often seen as an opportunity for Europeans to take part in the global market, but increasingly English is viewed as a threat to the national languages of Europe, and the idea that Europeans are equally at home in English is being challenged. This book will appeal to anyone interested in global English.
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Frontmatter -- Series preface -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Attitudes to English -- I. Attitudes towards English in Society -- 1. Attitudes towards English in France -- 2. Images of English in the French press -- 3. Policies and attitudes towards English in the Faroes today -- 4. Attitudes towards English language use on Greek TV: a threat or not? -- II. Attitudes towards English in Universities -- 5. Attitudes towards English in university language policy documents in Sweden -- 6. English as an international language of science and its effect on Nordic terminology: the view of scientists -- 7. Communicating across Europe. What German students think about multilingualism, language norms and English as a lingua franca -- 8. “It’s so natural to mix languages”: Attitudes towards English-medium instruction in Sweden -- 9. English as an academic lingua franca in Estonia: students’ attitudes and ideologies -- III. Attitudes towards English in Schools -- 10. Who owns English in Norway? L2 attitudes and choices among learners -- 11. Learning English in contemporary Iceland – the attitudes and perceptions of Icelandic youth -- 12. English in London: Opportunity or Threat? English and Cypriot Greek in the Greek Cypriot community of North London -- 13. Teaching English to Young Learners in Europe: teachers’ attitudes and perspectives -- Index

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The status of English in Europe is changing, and this book offers a series of studies of attitudes to English today. Until recently English was often seen as an opportunity for Europeans to take part in the global market, but increasingly English is viewed as a threat to the national languages of Europe, and the idea that Europeans are equally at home in English is being challenged. This book will appeal to anyone interested in global English.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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