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Autor/in | Durmuller, Urs |
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Titel | Attitudes towards English as a Possible Lingua Franca in Switzerland. |
Quelle | (1989), (16 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; French; German; Italian; Language Attitudes; Language Research; Language Role; Linguistic Theory; Official Languages; Surveys; Young Adults; Switzerland |
Abstract | A 1985 survey of Swiss military recruits, aged about 20, and a 1987 survey of comparable Swiss women concerning their attitudes toward English as a possible lingua franca for their multilingual country are reported. Samples consisted of responses from German-speaking Switzerland (1,930 males, 324 females), French-speaking Switzerland (1,133 males, 327 females), and Italian-speaking Switzerland (1,256 males, 326 females). Survey questions addressed the following: (1) the quantity of time spent in school studying English and the other foreign languages concerned; (2) preferences for a first/second language; (3) adequacy of the English learned at school; (4) expected second language use in professional career; (5) languages used for communication with another Swiss with a different native language; and (6) feelings about adoption of English as a lingua franca. Results show English is accepted as an additional language and a language for specific purposes. However, it is not yet accepted as a language for international communication despite the fact that its use in job-related and leisure-time domains makes it increasingly difficult to avoid in a multilingual setting. (MSE) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |