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English as a We-Code: form and Function of English in Facebook Status Updates of Non-Native Female and Male Users
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-09-30)The English language has featured markedly as a popular language of computer-mediated communication, and notably of Facebook posts, written not only by native or second language speakers, but also users of English as a ... -
English for European Communication and Tourism: Focus on Pragmatic Competence
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-09-30)Pragmatic competence in L2 English is claimed here to be crucial for successful communication in a variety of communicative contexts across Europe. However, due to language background, cultural and identity differences ... -
“Finishing One Big Adventure in Order to Embark on Another”: Exploring University Research Blogs
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-09-30)The article focuses on blogs related to research activities of the academic community. Research-related blogs as components of university websites have developed into an array of sub-genres shaped by specific foci, their ... -
In-Service Primary School Teachers’ Account of Phonetically Difficult Words in English as a Foreign Language
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-09-30)This article presents and discusses a mixed-method study that seeks to establish a set of words in the English language that in-service primary school teachers consider difficult to pronounce by young learners of English ... -
Metaphors and Legal Language: a Few Comments on Ordinary, Specialised and Legal Meaning
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-09-30)The present text offers a few comments on the metaphorical dimension of legal language and the nature of legal language as such. The authors discuss selected metaphors in the context of the Polish legislation with the aim ... -
Vowel Perception and Transcription Trainer for Learners of English as a Foreign Language
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2019-09-30)We use the freely available program Praat to create a vowel-training application for learners of English familiar with IPA transcription. The application is easy to operate, allowing users to change the training difficulty, ...