Email Discourse Among Chinese Using English as a Lingua Franca

“The ample range of reflective and empirical chapters in this collection makes this book a well-grounded and enlightening guide for the study of English as lingua franca (ELF) across cultures. … this book is to be recommended as a handbook on ELF for students, teachers, and researchers in sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and applied linguistics, and will serve as a valuable guide and stimulus for empirical replication studies.” (Yansheng Mao, System, 2016)

Yuan-shan Chen has been involved in language teaching for many years. Her research interests primarily lie in the areas of interlanguage pragmatics and L2 writing research. She teaches as an associate professor at the Department of Applied English, National Chin-Yi University of Technology in Taiwan. Her recent publications include articles in Journal of Pragmatics, Language Teaching Research, System, and Language and Linguistics. Email: yuanshan@ncut.edu.tw

Der-Hwa Victoria Rau is professor of linguistics at National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan. Her research interests include sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and Austronesian linguistics. In addition to her major works on Yami (Austronesian language) grammar, dictionary and textbooks, she has also produced a textbook on Research methodology in teaching Chinese as a second language. Email: lngrau@ccu.edu.tw

Gerald Rau teaches English Scientific and Engineering Writing at National Chung Cheng University Qing Jiang Learning Center in Taiwan. A semi-retired science teacher, he has taught ESL students for many years, has edited numerous papers in the natural sciences, medicine, applied mathematics, engineering, and linguistics and is the author of Mapping the Origins Debate. Email: gerryrau@hotmail.com