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Email Discourse Among Chinese Using English as a Lingua Franca
. Ed(S): Chen, Yuan-Shan; Rau, Der-Hwa Victoria; Rau, Gerald
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Paperback. Editor(s): Chen, Yuan-Shan; Rau, Der-Hwa Victoria; Rau, Gerald. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 52 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: CB; CJ; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. Weight in Grams: 619.
This edited volume makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning research field of English as a lingua franca. In a pioneering step, the collection is exclusively devoted to the English email discourse of Chinese speakers. The studies address innovative topics related to various contexts and relationships, using several different approaches and theories, which taken together shed light on how English serves as a lingua franca in multiple types of global written communication. The research topics presented are organized into four thematic sections, including emails from students to professors, emails from students to the international academic community, emails from peer to ... Read more
This edited volume makes a valuable contribution to the burgeoning research field of English as a lingua franca. In a pioneering step, the collection is exclusively devoted to the English email discourse of Chinese speakers. The studies address innovative topics related to various contexts and relationships, using several different approaches and theories, which taken together shed light on how English serves as a lingua franca in multiple types of global written communication. The research topics presented are organized into four thematic sections, including emails from students to professors, emails from students to the international academic community, emails from peer to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811006760
SKU
V9789811006760
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Chen, Yuan-Shan; Rau, Der-Hwa Victoria; Rau, Gerald
Yuan-shan Chen has been involved in language teaching for many years. Her research interests primarily lie in the areas of interlanguage pragmatics and L2 writing research. She teaches as an associate professor at the Department of Applied English, National Chin-Yi University of Technology in Taiwan. Her recent publications include articles in Journal of Pragmatics, Language Teaching Research, System, and Language ... Read more
Reviews for Email Discourse Among Chinese Using English as a Lingua Franca
“The ample range of reflective and empirical chapters in this collection makes this book a well-grounded and enlightening guide for the study of English as lingua franca (ELF) across cultures. … this book is to be recommended as a handbook on ELF for students, teachers, and researchers in sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and applied linguistics, and will serve as a valuable guide ... Read more