This chapter examines the mobility of students to Finland and France. I am interested in the perceptions of the use of lingua francas in these contexts. The students have to speak languages of which they are not always “native speakers” and finding a common ground often results in using a lingua franca. In the chapter, English and French are the main lingua francas used by the students. Even though the cases of Finland and France are different in relation to the number of speakers of their languages (6 million people live in Finland compared to 70 million in France), the results show that similar attitudes and opinions seem to be shared by students who have spent time in these countries.
2017. Lingua francas and learning mobility: reflections on students’ attitudes and beliefs towards language learning and use. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 27:1 ► pp. 221 ff.
Chen, Rainbow Tsai-Hung
2023. Sojourning in non-Anglophone Europe: a qualitative study of Taiwanese students’ English language identities. Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development► pp. 1 ff.
Dervin, Fred
2016. Les mobilités académiques comme opportunité pour les compétences interculturelles : de l’endoctrinement à l’acceptation des imaginaires. Les Politiques Sociales n° 3-4:2 ► pp. 101 ff.
Heinzmann, Sybille, Zeynep Köylü & Kristina Ehrsam
2024. The learning potential of English as a lingua franca contexts in the eyes of study abroad students. Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching
Härkönen, Anu & Fred Dervin
2016. Study Abroad Beyond the Usual ‘Imagineering’? The Benefits of a Pedagogy of Imaginaries. East Asia 33:1 ► pp. 41 ff.
2020. After Study Abroad: The Maintenance of Multilingual Identity Among Anglophone Languages Graduates. The Modern Language Journal 104:2 ► pp. 327 ff.
Nogami, Yoko
2020. Study Abroad, Identity, and Attitude towards the English Language. In English as a Lingua Franca in Japan, ► pp. 157 ff.
Penz, Hermine
2015. English Is Not Enough — Local and Global Languages in International Student Mobility: A Case Study of the Austrian University Context. In Transcultural Interaction and Linguistic Diversity in Higher Education, ► pp. 56 ff.
Ren, Wei
2018. Pragmatic strategies to solve and preempt understanding problems in Chinese professionals’ emails when using English as lingua franca communication. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 21:8 ► pp. 968 ff.
Sealey, Alison
2019. Translation. Target. International Journal of Translation Studies 31:3 ► pp. 305 ff.
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