The economics of L2 English. Evidence from 2.0 mln subjects suggests an economics of language framework to account for country differences in L2 English proficiency.

We analysed Education First's Standard English Test scores coming from 2 mln learners of English in 109 countries world-wide. Proficiency in English as a global lingual franca is an important skill in various areas of international communication. A larger linguistic distance between English as a sec...

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Publicado en:Journal of Multilingual & Multicultural Development Vol. 46; no. 10; pp. 3918 - 3937
Autores principales: van Hout, Roeland, van der Slik, Frans
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2025
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