Essays about: "lingua franca"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 72 essays containing the words lingua franca.
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6. English Can Be Efficient within Swedish Business, Although Code Shifting Often Appears : A Study of English as a Lingua Franca in a Business Context at a Swedish Company
University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : This study aims to explore how the application of Business English as a Lingua Franca (BELF) is perceived among the employees at a chosen company, exploring to what extent BELF is used, and identifying opportunities and challenges of BELF. Using a qualitative research methodology conducted through semi-structured interviews, consisting of six participants, the study delves into the usage of BELF in a bigger Swedish company, how the employees experience it, and what factors matter for its outcome. READ MORE
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7. Pragmatic strategies in academic English as a lingua franca : A corpus-based analysis of the use of the discourse markers, yeah, okay, and so during academic consultations hours
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : English is used as a lingua franca to communicate when interlocutors' do not share a first language (DeBartolo, 2014). This is prominent in academia, where teachers and students in international exchange programs communicate daily in English as a lingua franca (ELF). READ MORE
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8. DIGITAL LEARNING MATERIALS AND YOUNG EFL LEARNERS’ INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknikAbstract : Abstract The primary aim of learning English as a second or foreign language is to develop learners’ communication skills and prepare them to use English effectively in multi-dimensional domains. Yet, major approaches and practices of actual second language learning are often related to a simplistic perspective on communication that fails to take into account the cultural and intercultural aspects of the English language as a global communication tool, i. READ MORE
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9. Englishes in Upper Secondary EFL Teaching. A Study of Teachers’ Selection, in Relation to Kachru’s Circles
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / LärarutbildningsnämndenAbstract : The reality of the English language has shifted from being the language of the Empire to an international Lingua Franca. This pluricultural way of viewing English is reflected in the syllabus for the subject. READ MORE
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10. Translanguaging in the English Classroom in Sweden – Friend or Foe?
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)Abstract : To be able to communicate properly in English, it is necessary to develop one’s all-around communicative abilities, consequently becoming a part of an expanding world where English is the lingua franca. Previous reports have shown that too much Swedish is spoken during English lessons in school (Skolinspektionen, 2011). READ MORE