Introduction to “Tourism Discourse in the 21st Century: Challenges and New Directions”

Authors

  • Valeria Franceschi University of Verona
  • Sharon Hartle

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13136/2281-4582/2021.i18.1120

Abstract

Introduction to the special section “Tourism Discourse in the 21st Century: Challenges and New Directions”.

Author Biography

Valeria Franceschi, University of Verona

Valeria Franceschi is currently a junior researcher in English Language and Translation at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Verona, where she teaches at undergraduate and graduate level. She has recently published Exploring Plurilingualism in Fan Fiction: ELF Users as Creative Writers (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017). Lately, her research in ELF has focused on plurilingual practices and on the business context (BELF). In addition to ELF, her research areas of interest include digital communication and corpus linguistics. She has recently developed an interest in tourism communication and travel accounts.

 

Valeria Franceschi is currently a junior researcher in English Language and Translation at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures of the University of Verona. Her main research areas are ELF and BELF, on which she has published a monograph and multiple articles. She has recently developed an interest in tourism communication and travel accounts.

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Published

2021-12-23

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No. 18 (2021): Tourism Discourse in the 21st Century: Challenges and New Directions

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