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Tabuenca-Cuevas, María – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2016
The use of English as the "lingua franca" in the European Union has elevated the symbolic capital of the language. The symbolic capital has, in turn, heightened the demand for English language learning in the European Union, across all levels of education. These circumstances, in correlation with the idiosyncrasies of the role of Spain…
Descriptors: Language Planning, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, National Curriculum
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Csizer, Kata; Kontra, Edit H. – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The investigation of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has produced significant results in the last few years especially in regard to the description and use of this variety of English in various domains. Somewhat less is known about how far the learners and users of English as a foreign language are aware of the changing role of English, how they…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Schools, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)