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Preparing for success in final summative medical specialist examinations: The case for RACE
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academic research intercultural communication ic students perceptions experiences regarding english lingua franca elf central discussion form basis english teaching policies practices multilingual multicultural environments substantial theoretical research elf called paradigm shift emphasizing oversimplistic correlation language anglophone cultures recognizing legitimacy nonnative english learners home culture english teaching pedagogy nonetheless little empirical research conducted examine elf speakers understand home culture elf communications relatively fewer studies investigated extent elf users perceptions home culture influence ic practices address gaps study aims explore chinese international students liberal arts university united kingdom understanding chinese culture authentic elf interactions addition perceived effects chinese culture students ic explored great depth study adopts mixedmethod approach including student questionnaire n 200 followup semistructured interviews n 10 following descriptive statistics thematic analysis obtained data findings revealed participants lacked thorough understanding home culture considered home culture playing significant role elf communications contribution study builds work english users awareness home culture ic identify significance enabling presence english learners home culture english language teaching elt classrooms