English as an Academic Lingua Franca : : An Investigation of Form and Communicative Effectiveness / / Beyza Björkman.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
• VerfasserIn: Björkman, Beyza,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF] , 3
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (263 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Abbreviations --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; Chapter 2: Previous research on ELF --; Chapter 3: Exploring an academic ELF setting in Sweden: The site --; Chapter 4: Operating in a Swedish ELF site --; Chapter 5: Theoretical and practical implications --; Chapter 6: Looking ahead --; Appendices --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110279542; 9783110238570; 9783110238457; 9783110636970; 9783110742961; 9783110317350; 9783110317244; 9783110317237
• ISSN: 2192-8177
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110279542
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Beyza Björkman.

As a result of globalization, higher education institutions throughout the world are adopting English for parts of their education. Higher education is becoming increasingly international and thus linguistically diverse, for educational, idealistic and financial reasons. 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. It provides useful insights into how communicative effectiveness can be achieved in spoken lingua franca communication.