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6. Equally non-native? : Investigating the attitudes of Swedish students towards Swedish and Arabic L2 English speakers
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : The increasing use of English as a lingua franca has led to the emergence of many nonnative varieties, but research indicates that despite the efforts of disciplines such as World Englishes and ELF to elevate the status of these varieties, speakers of native varieties are still valued higher by listeners all over the world. However, few studies have attempted to compare non-native varieties to each other without the presence of a contrasting native variety. LÄS MER
7. 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
Kandidat-uppsats, Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationSammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
8. 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
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeSammanfattning : 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). LÄS MER
9. DIGITAL LEARNING MATERIALS AND YOUNG EFL LEARNERS’ INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknikSammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
10. Englishes in Upper Secondary EFL Teaching. A Study of Teachers’ Selection, in Relation to Kachru’s Circles
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Göteborgs universitet / LärarutbildningsnämndenSammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
