Essays about: "Lingua Franca"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 72 essays containing the words Lingua Franca.
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11. Do we even care about politeness anymore? : A mixed-methods study of societal perceptions on pragmatic competence in English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Politeness is viewed as an admirable trait by most people, yet what it means to be polite is arguably a controversial issue when it comes to using English, as people of different ages, education levels, and proficiency levels use English daily, and may have different views on politeness. These observations raise questions about whether there are certain universal pragmatic rules, or if pragmatic rules are primarily language- and/or culture-specific. READ MORE
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12. "We are increasingly western rather than Soviet" : A qualitative study on attitudes to English in Lithuania
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The English language holds a status of a global Lingua Franca that is geographically and historically unique, and English dominance and the language ideologies surrounding it have been the subject of extensive research and discussions. Two contrasting viewpoints significant for these discussions are the idea of the global spread of English as a form of linguistic imperialism, and the idea of the global spread of English as a natural, and mostly positive, consequence of globalisation. READ MORE
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13. Apologies among English as a lingua franca speakers : An Investigation into politeness strategies using the Vienna Oxford International Corpus of English
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskapAbstract : .... READ MORE
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14. The Influence of Teacher Beliefs on Classroom Practices in English Pronunciation Teaching
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : This study aims to explore teacher beliefs on accents in the classroom and how they affect classroom practices as well as the teachers views on the LFC approach. Furthermore, the study investigates whether there exists a possible disconnect between teachers and the Swedish National Agency for Education when it comes to deciding what approach to take when teaching English pronunciation. READ MORE
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15. Hardship and the application of CISG- Feasibility analysis of controversial issues
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrättAbstract : The absence of provisions on hardship under the United Nations Convention for the International Sale of Goods (“CISG”) and the general recognition of the principle of hardship in private international law lead to some problems to maintain the legislative purpose of the Convention as the “lingua franca” of international trade. In order to make the application of the Convention not only on the surface of the text, but also to implement the uniformity of the law, it is necessary to discuss the controversial question about the application of CISG exemption clause under the hardship situation. READ MORE
