English as a Lingua Franca in China-Based Workplace Communication: A Mixed Approach to a Comparison of Perceived Communicative Needs

This paper reports the findings of a multifaceted investigation into the communicative needs of using English as a business lingua franca (or BELF) in three types of companies in Mainland China: state-owned, privately-owned, and multinational companies. The findings were derived from online question...

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Main Authors: Yao Yao, Bertha Du-Babcock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos 2020-07-01
Series:Ibérica
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Online Access:http://www.aelfe.org/documents/39_14_IBERICA.pdf