Tone Nielsen

Tone Nielsen
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University · School of Business

Associate Professor

About

2
Publications
306
Reads
How we measure 'reads'
A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list of authors), clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the full-text. Learn more
10
Citations
Introduction
Tone Nielsen currently works at Oslo Metropolitan University, School of Business. Tone does research on Business English Lingua Franca (BELF) and Language Education.
Skills and Expertise
Language Teaching
Applied Linguistics
Pedagogy and Education
Language Learning
English Language
Second Language Acquisition
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
English for Specific Purposes
Intercultural Communication
Cross-Cultural Communication

Publications

Publications (2)
Developing shared communication practices: A study of BELF in multinational team meetings
Article
  • Oct 2020
A growing number of Multinational Corporations (MNCs) adopt English as their official corporate language. Research on English used as a business lingua franca (BELF) in such contexts shows how its use is negotiated, context dependent, and influenced by cultural and linguistic diversity. Multinational teams (MNTs) are legion within MNCs, and need to...
View
About the sample. The table details the interviewees' pseudonyms, ages,...
Norwegian Business Professionals´ Need for and Use of English as a Business Lingua Franca (BELF) in Multinational Corporations
Article
Full-text available
  • Nov 2019
English is now the corporate language of many multinational corporations (MNCs) worldwide. However, when English is used as a shared language resource, a lingua franca, its use may be both fluid and local, and the characteristics of its local use should then be explored. This article therefore investigates English used as a Business Lingua Franca (...
View