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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ769519
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Publication Date: 2005-Nov
Pages: 10
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American English as a Medium of Intercultural Communication
Leontovich, Olga A.
World Englishes, v24 n4 p523-532 Nov 2005
The paper deals with the status of American English in the Russian scholarly tradition of teaching English as a Foreign Language. The paper considers its influence on Russian values and the resulting intercultural personality transformation vs. the notion of cultural loss.
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, North American English, Values, Cultural Maintenance
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Identifiers - Location: Russia
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