Open AccessEnglish as "Lingua Franca" and the Internationalization of Academe
Author(s) -
Michele Rostan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2011.63.8548
Subject(s) - lingua franca , english as a lingua franca , internationalization , political science , linguistics , english language , sociology , business , international trade , philosophy
English has become the major language of scientific communication, and to a lesser extent, teaching worldwide. Using data from a international study of the academic profession, this article discusses some of the themes, positive and negative, of the role of "global English.
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