“They can achieve their aims without native skills in the field of work or studies”: Hungarian students’ views on English as a lingua franca
“They can achieve their aims without native skills in the field of work or studies”: Hungarian students’ views on English as a lingua franca
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“他们可以在没有工作或学习领域的母语技能的情况下实现自己的目标”：匈牙利学生对英语作为通用语言的看法
DOI：
10.14746/ssllt.2011.1.1.8
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2011
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Kata Csizér
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作者：
E. Kontra;Kata Csizér
尽管有越来越多的研究机构的特点和使用英语作为一种弗兰卡（ELF）在欧洲，有相对较少的研究，旨在调查的方式，语言学习者表达他们的意见，他们如何看待ELF影响自己的学习。因此，本研究的目的是了解英语专业学生（和英语学习者）对英语学习的看法。为了获得业内人士对这个问题的看法，250篇关于学习像本地人一样说话或使用ELF的必要性的单段议论文被分析了它们的内容。主要结果表明，调查样本的可预测的，但不是一致的偏好著名的本地品种。与本文更相关的是，尽管有这种偏好，学生们表现出了对ELF的明确认识，这体现在大量的声明中，这些声明承认了解英语在世界范围内的重要性，并且今天英语的非母语使用者远远多于母语使用者。虽然不是所有的研究参与者都赞成使用ELF，但他们中的许多人认为这是必要的。
Despite the fact that there is a growing body of research on the characteristics and use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in Europe, there are relatively few studies aimed at investigating the ways in which language learners voice their opinions about ELF and how they see ELF impacting their own learning. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to find out what English language majors (and ELF users) think about ELF. In order to get an insiders’ perspective on the issue, 250 one-paragraph argumentative essays on the necessity of learning to speak like a native or using ELF were analyzed for their content. The main results show the investigated sample’s predictable though not unanimous preference for prestigious native varieties. More pertinent to this article is that in spite of this preference the students demonstrate a definite awareness of ELF expressed in a large number of statements acknowledging the worldwide importance of knowing English and that today English is used by far more non-native than native speakers of the language. Though not all our research participants favor the use of ELF, many of them see it as a necessity.