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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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ELF, ESP, ENL and Their Effect on Students' Aims and Beliefs: A Structural Equation Model
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Csizer, Kata; Kontra, Edit H. – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2012
The investigation of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has produced significant results in the last few years especially in regard to the description and use of this variety of English in various domains. Somewhat less is known about how far the learners and users of English as a foreign language are aware of the changing role of English, how they…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Schools, English for Special Purposes, English (Second Language)
An Interview Study of Inter-Cultural Contact and Its Role in Language Learning in a Foreign Language Environment
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Kormos, Judit; Csizer, Kata – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2007
The research reported in this paper investigates what types of inter-cultural contact Hungarian schoolchildren have, what kind of language-related attitudes they can give account of and how they see the role of contact situations in affecting their attitudinal and motivational dispositions towards the L2, the L2 speaking communities and the…
Descriptors: Interviews, Foreign Countries, Communicative Competence (Languages), English (Second Language)