Pronunciation in EMI: Conceptualization, interlocutor anxiety and attitudes towards lecturer speech.

The consolidation of English as a global language has brought with it the need to reconceptualise aspects such as English pronunciation, which seems to be experiencing a detachment from the native norm and the integration of multicultural identities. EMI students have been reported to favour intelli...

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Publicado en:Journal of Multilingual Theories & Practices Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. 76 - 99
Autores principales: Gómez-Lacabex, Esther, Roothooft, Hanne
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Publicado: University of Toronto Press 2023
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        Speech
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        Student exchange programs
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