TY - BOOK AU - Linn,Andrew Robert AU - Bermel,Neil AU - Ferguson,Gibson TI - Attitudes towards English in Europe T2 - Language and social life SN - 9781614515517 AV - PE2751 .A77 2015eb U1 - 306.4422104 23 PY - 2015///] CY - Berlin, Boston PB - De Gruyter Mouton KW - Europa KW - gnd KW - English language KW - Europe KW - Social aspects KW - Study and teaching KW - Foreign speakers KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Psycholinguistics KW - Globalization KW - Anglais (Langue) KW - Étude et enseignement KW - Allophones KW - Sociolinguistique KW - Psycholinguistique KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Public Policy KW - Cultural Policy KW - bisacsh KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Anthropology KW - Cultural KW - Popular Culture KW - fast KW - Englisch KW - Weltsprache KW - Globalisierung KW - Gesellschaft KW - Fremdsprache KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; ""Series preface ""; ""Table of contents ""; ""Introduction ""; ""Attitudes to English ""; ""I. Attitudes towards English in Society ""; ""1. Attitudes towards English in France ""; ""2. Images of English in the French press ""; ""3. Policies and attitudes towards English in the Faroes today ""; ""4. Attitudes towards English language use on Greek TV: a threat or not? """"II. Attitudes towards English in Universities ""; ""5. Attitudes towards English in university language policy documents in Sweden ""; ""8. “Itâ€?s so natural to mix languagesâ€?: Attitudes towards English-medium instruction in Sweden """"9. English as an academic lingua franca in Estonia: studentsâ€? attitudes and ideologies ""; ""III. Attitudes towards English in Schools "" N2 - The status of English in Europe is changing, and this book offers a series of studies of attitudes to English today. Until recently English was often seen as an opportunity for Europeans to take part in the global market, but increasingly English is viewed as a threat to the national languages of Europe, and the idea that Europeans are equally at home in English is being challenged. This book will appeal to anyone interested in global English UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1033030 ER -