THE USE OF ENGLISH AS LINGUA FRANCA IN CROSS-CULTURAL CLASSES: A CASE STUDY IN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION

DS 104: Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2020), VIA Design, VIA University in Herning, Denmark. 10th -11th September 2020

Year: 2020
Editor: Buck, Lyndon; Bohemia, Erik; Grierson, Hilary
Author: Ferraris, Silvia Deborah; Mattioli, Francesca
Series: E&PDE
Institution: Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Section: Meeting 21st Century Challenges in Further and Higher Education
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.35199/EPDE.2020.62
ISBN: 978-1-912254-10-1

Abstract

The increasing mobility of students is shaping a new higher education landscape, which is characterised by a higher number of cross-cultural courses and, consequently, a relevant ratio of international classes. In these learning environments, students are

Keywords: cross-cultural classes; international curricula; lingua franca

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