English as a Lingua Franca in the International University: by Jennifer Jenkins PDF

By Jennifer Jenkins

ISBN-10: 0415684633

ISBN-13: 9780415684637

ISBN-10: 0415684641

ISBN-13: 9780415684644

In this e-book, Jennifer Jenkins, one of many best proponents of English as a Lingua Franca, explores present educational English language coverage in greater schooling round the world.

Universities world wide are more and more offering themselves as "international" yet their English language rules don't unavoidably replicate this, whilst the range in their pupil our bodies grows. whereas there were a few makes an attempt to discover the consequences of this variety from a cultural viewpoint, little has been stated from the linguistic viewpoint, and particularly, concerning the implications for what kind(s) of English are applicable for English lingua franca verbal exchange in overseas greater education.

Throughout the e-book Jenkins considers the rules of English language universities when it comes to the language attitudes and ideologies of college administration and employees globally, and of overseas scholars in a united kingdom atmosphere. The ebook concludes through contemplating the results for present guidelines and practices, and what's wanted to ensure that universities to carry themselves in line linguistically with the foreign prestige they claim.

English as a Lingua Franca within the overseas college is an important learn for researchers and postgraduate scholars operating within the parts of world Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca and English for tutorial Purposes.

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