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Feb 7, 2018 · The research took as its starting point the fact that English is the lingua franca of the majority of university programmes/courses around the world that recruit international students, that the ...
Jun 26, 2021 · Although English is not the language spoken by most people in the world, it is the most spoken international lingua franca. However, departing from the original meaning of lingua franca—a language used by people with mother tongues other than itself—English as a lingua franca, or ELF, encompasses not only non-native speakers, but also native speakers.
Nov 25, 2016 · In order to better contextualize the discussion in this chapter, a brief outline of the role of English globally is needed. For better or worse, English is currently the predominant global lingua franca, with an estimated 2 billion L2 users of the language (Crystal 2008) alongside the over 300 million L1 or mother tongue users (www.ethnologue.com).
Mar 13, 2017 · Those Golden Arches. Speaking of ever expanding industries, like aviation, franchising has contributed hugely to the growth of English, thanks to the desire of so many whose first language isn’t English to live the lives they see in their favourite (translated) TV shows and films. We challenge you to walk into a McDonalds anywhere in this ...
Jul 23, 2021 · 2.3 EMI, ELF and Translanguaging in Asia. Like ELF, EMI is a relatively new phenomenon and, like ELF, it has expanded significantly in the last few decades with the implementation of EMI programs far outpacing research in the area (Dafouz & Smit, 2016; Dearden, 2014) and there are still ongoing debates about how best to define it (Baker & Hüttner, 2019).
Dec 10, 2021 · The world uses English as a lingua franca because it makes sense for millions of people (“ The Downside of English’s Dominance ,” Review, Nov. 27). My grandfather in India mandated the use ...
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 ...
