ELF in the Catalan education and workplace

  • Martí Peñuela, Emma
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Publication date
June 2021
Language
English

Abstract

Treballs Finals del Grau d'Estudis Anglesos, Facultat de Filologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs: 2020-2021, Tutor: Maria Luz Celaya VillanuevaThe world has been more globalised in recent years, and as a result, English has come to play a larger role in global relations, becoming a language for communication in a variety of fields and displacing other important languages such as French or German. This widespread use of English has elevated it to the status of a Lingua Franca, allowing people to communicate with others who do not share their first language. Despite that, English is not commonly taught as a Lingua Franca in Spain. This study explores the place and use of ELF in the Catalan education and workplace and demonstrates through th...

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