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ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE VIA DRAMA TECHNIQUES
Author(s) -
SMITH LARRY E.,
VIA RICHARD A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
world englishes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.6
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-971X
pISSN - 0883-2919
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-971x.1982.tb00477.x
Subject(s) - lingua franca , drama , linguistics , foreign language , language assessment , first language , english language , international language , language transfer , world englishes , principal (computer security) , sociology , english as a foreign language , language education , history , comprehension approach , computer science , art , literature , philosophy , operating system
Today English is the principal means of communication among people of different nations. It is estimated (Bowen, 1976) that between 500 and 600 million people living on all continents use English as their primary or secondary language. More and more countries are making English their lingua franca to communicate with the rest of the world—not just the native English‐speaking world. English is being used not only as a second or foreign language but also as an international language (Richards, 1978).