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May 23, 2018 · English is the world's favourite lingua franca - the language people are most likely to turn to when they don't share a first language.
Dec 29, 2023 · Michele Gazzola will struggle to dislodge English as the world’s lingua franca. I spent a year in West Germany in 1973-74 during a 34-year career teaching German, French and English as a...
Jan 18, 2022 · Will Mandarin, with its 1.11 billion speakers, eventually replace English as the world’s lingua franca? Will Google or Microsoft Translate moot the issue?
May 19, 2023 · Common issues affect teaching and learning everywhere and can be seen in the eight key themes we collate in the book. These range from whether English will remain the world’s most sought after language and its role in our multilingual reality, to the future of English as a medium of education.
English as a lingua franca (ELF) is the use of the English language "as a global means of inter-community communication" and can be understood as "any use of English among speakers of different first languages for whom English is the communicative medium of choice and often the only option".
May 2, 2021 · The study of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), that is the language used for communication between non-native speakers outside the borders of the countries where it has an official status as a national language, is acquiring undeniable significance for understanding its development trends. Problem Statement.
Feb 26, 2024 · In today’s globalized context, English is not only an essential tool for international discourse but also the premier foreign language in numerous countries, with its symbolic stature and status...
