English as an academic lingua franca: an investigation of form and communicative effectiveness
Auteur :
Björkman, Beyza
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110279146
Date de publication :
22 janv. 2013
Dimensions :
23,0 x 15,5 cm
Poids :
535 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
Open publication As a result of globalization, higher education institutions throughout the world are adopting English for parts of their education. This book presents a much-needed description of English as a lingua franca (ELF) from an international university setting and focuses on form and pragmatic issues, using authentic spoken data.