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Investigating English in Europe : contexts and agendas /

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in researching or just learning more about the changing role and status of English across Europe. The status of English today is explained in its historical context before the author presents some of the key debates and ideas relating to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Linn, Andrew
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston ; Berlin : De Gruyter Mouton, [2016]
Colección:Language & social processes ; v. 6.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Table of contents ; Series preface ; Contributors ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1 English and Europe ; 1.2 The English in Europe project ; 1.3 Aims and contents of the book ; 2. Historical context ; 2.1 The study and teaching of English in the schools ; 2.1.1 Research context.
  • 2.1.2 Main historical developments 2.1.3 The "procession-of-methods" ; 2.1.4 New approaches to this history ; 2.2 English as a university subject ; 2.2.1 Research context ; 2.2.2 Historical overview ; 2.2.3 Three national case studies (Spain, Greece and Ukraine).
  • 2.3 Lingua francas of Europe 2.3.1 Classical Antiquity ; 2.3.2 Middle Ages ; 2.3.3 Early modern Europe ; 2.3.4 Nineteenth century ; 2.3.5 Early twentieth century ; 2.4 English as a language of science.
  • 2.4.1 The status of English and competing languages in science in history and present times 2.4.2 Linguistic justice, fairness and the challenges of a solution ; 2.5 English in multilingual European economic space ; 2.5.1 Some general points about language and business.
  • 2.5.2 English in European multilingual economic space 2.5.3 Is 'lingua franca' a misdesignation? ; 2.6 Summary: The importance of a historical approach ; 3. Standards, varieties and repertoires ; 3.1 English in the language ecology of Europe ; 3.1.1 Not a uniform picture.