{"id":459,"date":"2013-09-25T09:35:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T09:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ilc\/?p=459"},"modified":"2013-09-25T09:36:23","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T09:36:23","slug":"workshop-7-8-november-elf-and-multilingual-practices-in-professional-contexts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/ilc\/2013\/09\/25\/workshop-7-8-november-elf-and-multilingual-practices-in-professional-contexts\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop 7-8 November: ELF and multilingual practices in professional contexts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Workshop: ELF and multilingual practices in professional contexts<\/strong><\/p>\n

7-8 November 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

University of Southampton<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please register by emailing: \u00a0elf.ren.workshop@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

English is today recognised as the language of international workplace communication. All over the world, not only in business but also in international organisations, English as a Lingua Franca has become increasingly adopted both for internal and external communications. However, other multilingual resources are also known to play an important role in professional communication. As the workplace becomes an increasingly super-diverse environment, with people coming from various backgrounds and experiences, how do ELF and multilingual practices co-exist in professional contexts?<\/p>\n

This two-half-day workshop, organised by Dr Alessia Cogo at the University of Southampton, aims to encourage multi- and inter-disciplinary exchanges on the phenomenon of super-diversity in ELF professional contexts. This is a small workshop and there will be plenty of time for asking questions and discussion.\u00a0We will be exploring questions such as:<\/p>\n