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Item Acculturation strategy and language experience in expert ESL speakers: An exploratory study(Zakład Filologii Angielskiej: Wydział Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Kaliszu, 2011) Waniek-Klimczak, EwaAcculturation and language proficiency have been found to be inter-related both from the perspective of second language acquisition (Schumann, 1978, 1986) and socio-psychological adaptation in cross-cultural contacts (Ward, Bochner, & Furnham, 2001). However, the predictions as to the effect of a particular strategy on success differ, with assimilation believed to create most favourable conditions for SLA and integration for general well-being. The present study explores acculturation patterns in three expert users of English as a second language, recent Polish immigrants to the UK, in relation to their language experience. The qualitative data were collected with the use of a questionnaire and analysed with respect to language experience and socioaffective factors. The analysis aimed at better understanding of the relationship between language learning in a formal context and language use in a natural setting on the one hand and the relationship between language expertise and acculturation strategy choice on the other. The results show that in spite of individual differences, expert language users tend to adopt an assimilation rather than integration acculturation strategy. This may suggest that attitudes are related to expertise in English as a second language in a more conservative way than advocated by cross-cultural approaches.Item Language policy in Denmark: The approach to English as a lingua franca(Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Koninie, 2013) Korpal, Paweł; Myczko, Kazimiera; Waniek-Klimczak, Ewa; Pawłowski, Grzegorz; Wolski, BartoszThere is no denying that English has become a global language, the so-called lingua franca (McArthur 2002; Crystal 2003; Mair 2003). It is now extensively used not only in the English-speaking countries but also in the countries where it has a status of a foreign language. The presence of a universal language may facilitate communication among the speakers of different language background. Nevertheless, many researchers are apprehensive of the fact that the existence of English as a lingua franca may lead to the impoverishment of the local languages. The question of the interplay between the use of Danish and English in Denmark has been widely discussed by a great many Scandinavian linguists (Davidsen-Nielsen and Herslund 1999; Preisler 1999; Andersen 2002; Thøgersen 2007). The main purpose of the study was to take a closer look at the approach of Danish people to English as a world language. A group of twenty six Danes aged 20-27 took part in the study. They were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of questions related to linguistic globalisation, international communication, foreign language education, the status of English in the Scandinavian countries and the advantages/disadvantages of the existence of a universal language. This was followed by short individual interviews which provided further input on the matters in question. The results of the study manifest general acceptance of English as the language extensively used in the domains of science, media and education. Such intriguing results may be treated as a point of reference to further discuss the existence of a global language from the sociolinguistic and didactic point of view.Item Linguistic and Cultural Acquisition in a Migrant Community Editors: David Singleton, Vera Regan and Ewelina Debaene. Book review(Zakład Filologii Angielskiej Wydział Pedagogiczno-Artystyczny Uniwersytetu im. Adama Mickiewicza w Kaliszu, 2013-12) Waniek-Klimczak, EwaLinguistic and Cultural Acquisition in a Migrant Community Editors: David Singleton, Vera Regan and Ewelina Debaene Publisher: Multilingual Matters, 2013 ISBN: 9781847699893