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Constant Leung – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2023
The notion of language proficiency in English Language Teaching (ELT), as an internationalized educational enterprise, has tended to be operationalized in terms of stable lexicogrammar and enduring normative patterns of social use. It will be argued that this 'established' stability has been challenged by the scholarship in several fields of…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency
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Anderson, Roger – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2022
Representations of bilingualism and foreign cultures on American television merit investigation. This case study examines one fictionalized show focusing on international cooperation. CBS's Madam Secretary (2014-2019) showcased American diplomats managing international crises. Analyzing all episodes across four seasons, this study examines the…
Descriptors: Television, Programming (Broadcast), Bilingualism, Cultural Differences
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Ferri, Giuliana; Magne, Viktoria – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2021
The current study qualitatively examines 23 interviews with English second language users focusing on their lived experiences of communicating in the context of multicultural and multilingual interactions in Montreal. The interpretative phenomenological analysis of data reveals two superordinate themes: the idealized native speaker of English and…
Descriptors: Language Attitudes, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Native Speakers