TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the roles of English: English as a lingua franca in master's programmes at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
AU - Komori-Glatz, Miya
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Europe's largest business university, WU sees offering master's programmes in English as a means to stay competitive. This paper highlights the roles of English and other languages at a strategic level in the university as well as in intercultural student teams. The data is taken from a multi-modal research project investigating students' language and interaction in teamwork on English-medium programmes. The results show that students use English as the medium of communication in and out of class and for discussing task-related topics, while they use other languages for socialisation purposes and to develop a sense of community.
AB - Europe's largest business university, WU sees offering master's programmes in English as a means to stay competitive. This paper highlights the roles of English and other languages at a strategic level in the university as well as in intercultural student teams. The data is taken from a multi-modal research project investigating students' language and interaction in teamwork on English-medium programmes. The results show that students use English as the medium of communication in and out of class and for discussing task-related topics, while they use other languages for socialisation purposes and to develop a sense of community.
UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S187704281501349X
U2 - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.02.040
DO - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.02.040
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1877-0428
VL - 173
SP - 119
EP - 124
JO - Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
JF - Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
ER -