English as a Lingua Franca in the International University: Language Experiences and Perceptions among International Students in Multilingual Hong Kong

Autor/in	Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew
Titel	English as a Lingua Franca in the International University: Language Experiences and Perceptions among International Students in Multilingual Hong Kong
Quelle	In: Language, Culture and Curriculum, 33 (2020) 3, S.258-273 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sung, Chit Cheung Matthew)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8318
DOI	10.1080/07908318.2019.1695814
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language of Instruction; Multilingualism; Social Integration; Language Usage; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Student Attitudes; Social Isolation; Language Attitudes; Monolingualism; International Education; Comparative Analysis; Liberal Arts; Undergraduate Students; Sino Tibetan Languages; Native Language; Mandarin Chinese; Peer Relationship; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Soziale Integration; Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Schülerverhalten; Soziale Isolation; Sprachverhalten; Internationale Erziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Hongkong
Abstract	This paper presents findings of a qualitative inquiry into international students' experiences and perceptions of their language use in an English-medium international university in multilingual Hong Kong, with particular attention to the use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in relation to other languages. Based on data collected from in-depth interviews with a group of international students, the study found that the participants embraced a pluralistic conceptualisation of ELF. While they emphasised the importance of ELF for their academic and social integration in the university, the perceived resistance against the use of ELF by local students means that the language norms operating in the university cannot be pre-determined. It was also found that the participants expressed monolingual ideologies with respect to the use of ELF as a result of their concerns about social exclusion and linguistic disadvantage. Meanwhile, multilingual language practices and multilingual ideologies in relation to the use of ELF were also found in the participants' accounts of language experiences and perceptions. The findings also point to the tensions arising from the language choice between ELF and the local language, as well as the co-existence of contradictory language ideologies concerning monolingualism/multilingualism in the international university context. (As Provided).
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