Communities of practice and English as a Lingua Franca : a study of Erasmus students in a Central European context / Karolina Kalocsai.

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Kalocsai, Karolina, 1980- [author.]

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TextSeries: Developments in English as a lingua franca ; 4.Publisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9783110295511
3110295512
3110295474
9783110295474
1306462258
9781306462259

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Communities of practice and English as a Lingua Franca : a study of Erasmus students in a Central European context.DDC classification:

306.44/60943 23

LOC classification:

PE2751 .K35 2014eb

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HE 150

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Contents:

Theoretical framework -- Methodology -- An ethnographic account of the Szeged Erasmus community -- Building an Erasmus family through ELF -- Creating humour in and through ELF -- Improving on communicational understanding and gaining -- Self-confidence in ELF -- Conclusions and implications.

Summary: This is a timely book on one of the most widely debated issues in applied linguistics: what is the social and cultural significance of English as a lingua franca for the internationally mobile students of the 21st century in Central Europe? Through an in-depth analysis of social practices, the book develops an exciting, innovative multilingual approach to out-of-class language use and language learning that engages students in the co-construction of identities. Apart from scholars, the book will appeal to policy makers and educators who are concerned with the internationalization of universiti.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-234) and index.

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This is a timely book on one of the most widely debated issues in applied linguistics: what is the social and cultural significance of English as a lingua franca for the internationally mobile students of the 21st century in Central Europe? Through an in-depth analysis of social practices, the book develops an exciting, innovative multilingual approach to out-of-class language use and language learning that engages students in the co-construction of identities. Apart from scholars, the book will appeal to policy makers and educators who are concerned with the internationalization of universiti.

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