A reflection is a shape that has been flipped. Most commonly flipped directly to the left or right (over a y axis) or flipped to the top or bottom (over an x axis), reflections can also be done at an angle.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A lingua franca (originally Italian for Frankish language - see etymology below) is a language that is used between persons who have not the same mother tongue. The terms working language, bridge language and vehicular language are used in the same sense. 1 Etymology.
English is now the acknowledged lingua franca of higher education. What started as a gradual process in the sciences has spread to higher education in general. With the internationalisation of higher education, it was only a matter of time before one language emerged as the dominant language of research and instruction.he world is a village and English is the lingua franca; institutes of higher education have come to recognise this. Italyâs most prestigious business school, Bocconi University, has been offering courses in English for over a decade. Their reasoning: âThe lingua franca of business is English and you need to know it.