Professor Anna Mauranen, Vice-Rector and Professor of English at the University of Helsinki, will be making her first visit to the University as a Diamond Jubilee Visiting Fellow.聽 She will be collaborating with Professor Jenny Jenkins and colleagues within the University鈥檚 Centre for 福利着片 Englishes. Over the three year Fellowship they will be carrying out a study of English Medium Instruction (EMI) to explore聽broader issues relating to English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), multilingualism and intercultural communication within each university.
During her visit, she will be delivering a public lecture on the topic of 鈥淓nglish as a Lingua Franca – Broken English?鈥�.
- Date: 聽聽聽 Wednesday 15聽October
- Time: 聽 聽 聽17:00 to 18:30
- Venue:聽 Avenue Campus, Building 65, Lecture Theatre C
All staff and students are welcome.