Using English as a Lingua Franca in Education in Europe
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Using English as a Lingua Franca in Education in Europe

English in Europe: Volume 4

Herausgegeben: Tatsioka, Zoi; Seidlhofer, Barbara; Sifakis, Nicos; Ferguson, Gibson
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This volume examines the role of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in education in Europe. Following the implementation of the Bologna process, English has assumed a central role in European education offering institutions the opportunity to cater to the needs of an internationalized student body and increase their competitiveness. On the other hand, the increased use of ELF has become an issue of concern, often perceived as a threat to other languages, tilting the scale towards linguistic inequality and stressing the urgent need for the development of new language policies. Both aspects of ELF...