Communities of Practice and English as a Lingua Franca : : A Study of Students in a Central European Context / / Karolina Kalocsai.

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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]
©2014
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF] , 4
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Physical Description:1 online resource (254 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Table of contents
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Theoretical framework
  • Chapter 3. Methodology
  • Chapter 4. An ethnographic account of the Szeged Erasmus community
  • Chapter 5. Building an Erasmus Family through ELF
  • Chapter 6. Creating humour in and through ELF
  • Chapter 7. Improving on communicational understanding and gaining self-confidence in ELF
  • Chapter 8. Conclusions and implications
  • References
  • Appendices
  • Index