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Feb 26, 2024 · The ascendancy of English as a global lingua franca is a phenomenon intricately woven into the fabric of British colonial history. Its roots can be traced to the 16th century when British ...
May 15, 2012 · In this paper I will look at the controversy surrounding the current status of English in the world. I will consider the question of whether the dominant role of English as a lingua franca (ELF) is a menace to other languages, to multilingual communication and to the profession of translation and interpreting, or whether a positive evaluation of the omnipresence of English as a default means ...
Mar 31, 2017 · The lingua franca English has been employed as a learning result in education (Fang, 2017; Hoyt et al., 2015;Leichsenring et al., 2015). Additionally, students use English as their primary ...
Jan 1, 2012 · Sowden’s article raises a number of questions concerning English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and criticizes it as a simplified and culturally neutral means of communication. In this response, I address the issues concerning the conceptualization and use of ELF as well as the implications for ELT. I provide up-to-date evidence of ELF research and ...
Feb 4, 2016 · The English language in China. Although English was used between Chinese people and foreign traders as early as the 17th century (Bolton, Reference Bolton 2003), it was not until the late 1970s, with China's reform and opening policy, that the significance of English was again recognised for the purpose of modernisation and ‘international stature’ (Lam, Reference Lam 2002: 247).
Aug 30, 2018 · The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca. The first ever handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is a most welcome publication, providing in one comprehensive volume an excellent overview of this relatively new but burgeoning research field, extending over many research areas currently identifiable in publication.
