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Taking stance in English as a lingua franca : managing interpersonal relations in academic lectures /

English is undoubtedly the lingua franca of global communication today, and plays a major role in the internationalisation of universities, where it is increasingly being used as the medium of instruction. The use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in higher education has spread at different speeds...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Formentelli, Maicol (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:English is undoubtedly the lingua franca of global communication today, and plays a major role in the internationalisation of universities, where it is increasingly being used as the medium of instruction. The use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in higher education has spread at different speeds throughout Europe over recent decades, with Nordic and central-western countries leading the way and the regions of southern Europe lagging behind. In Italy, English-taught programmes are a rather new and emerging phenomenon which needs to be empirically investigated to uncover the complex mechanis.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781443873680
1443873683