English as a Lingua Franca
English today is a global lingua franca (ELF) that brings very large populations of people together, enabling them to communicate with each other for a variety of purposes, in a wide spectrum of international domains. Having one global lingua franca in such unprecedented dimensions certainly brings the need to approach the topic critically, including its status and ownership issues. The number of studies on ELF has increased dramatically since the early studies in late 90s, leading to what is now a vibrant field of research at different linguistic levels, i.e. phonology, lexis/lexicogrammar and pragmatics, carried out in various domains, e.g. business and academic domains. This course aims to provide students with an in-depth overview of the theories and research on English as a lingua franca.
More detailed course information will be available to registered students on the learning platform Athena.
Teaching Format
The teaching comprises seminars. Attendance at a minimum of 80% of the seminars is required in order to complete the course. Students will often work with different tasks and assignments during the seminars in preparation for the examination. Apart from scheduled teaching, time will be spent reading course literature and completing mandatory assignments.
Assessment
Oral presentation and written assignments.
Examiner
Beyza Jacobsson
