International Perspectives on English as a Lingua Franca

International Perspectives on English as a Lingua Franca

Author: Hugo Bowles

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1137398094

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This collection brings new insight into the relationship between English as a lingua franca and language teaching. It explores how the pedagogy of intelligibility, culture and language awareness, as well as materials analysis and classroom management, can be viewed from an ELF perspective in school and university contexts.


English as a Lingua Franca in the International University

English as a Lingua Franca in the International University

Author: Jennifer Jenkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-08-15

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 113512440X

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In this book, Jennifer Jenkins, one of the leading proponents of English as a Lingua Franca, explores current academic English language policy in higher education around the world. Universities around the world are increasingly presenting themselves as "international" but their English language policies do not necessarily reflect this, even as the diversity of their student bodies grows. While there have been a number of attempts to explore the implications of this diversity from a cultural perspective, little has been said from the linguistic point of view, and in particular, about the implications for what kind(s) of English are appropriate for English lingua franca communication in international higher education. Throughout the book Jenkins considers the policies of English language universities in terms of the language attitudes and ideologies of university management and staff globally, and of international students in a UK setting. The book concludes by considering the implications for current policies and practices, and what is needed in order for universities to bring themselves in line linguistically with the international status they claim. English as a Lingua Franca in the International University is an essential read for researchers and postgraduate students working in the areas of Global Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca and English for Academic Purposes.


English as an International Language

English as an International Language

Author: Farzad Sharifian

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2009-01-08

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1847698603

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The rapid global spread of the English language has serious linguistic, ideological, socio-cultural, political, and pedagogical implications as it creates both positive interactions and negative tensions between global and local forces. Accordingly, debate about issues such as the native/non-native divide, the politics of an international language, communication in a Lingua Franca, the choice of a model for ELT, and the link between English and identity(ies) has stimulated scholarly inquiry in an unprecedented way. The chapters in this volume revisit, challenge, and expand upon established arguments and positions regarding the politics, policies, pedagogies, and practices of English as an international language, as well as its sociolinguistic and socio-psychological complexities.


International Perspectives on English as a Lingua Franca

International Perspectives on English as a Lingua Franca

Author: Hugo Bowles

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1137398094

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This collection brings new insight into the relationship between English as a lingua franca and language teaching. It explores how the pedagogy of intelligibility, culture and language awareness, as well as materials analysis and classroom management, can be viewed from an ELF perspective in school and university contexts.


New Frontiers in Teaching and Learning English

New Frontiers in Teaching and Learning English

Author: Paola Vettorel

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2015-06-18

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1443879185

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The contributions to this volume explore several focal issues related to the global spread of English and their implications for English language teaching, providing both theoretical and empirical perspectives on recent research and implications in educational terms. The volume is divided into three thematic sections, namely "Developments in ELF research and pedagogic implications", "Raising teachers' awareness of ELF", and "ELF and ELT practices". The book provides up-to-date perspectives on the issues, implications and repercussions that findings in ELF research can have for ELT practices. The contributors are all scholars and researchers who have long been engaged in ELF-related research, and who have undertaken operational and practical work in the field, and, as such, offer novel perspectives on the effects of EFL research on the teaching and learning of English. The volume also presents the findings of innovative projects in teacher education, involving pre- and in-service teachers, providing exemplificative good practices of possible new routes into pluralistic, ELF-aware and ELF-oriented didactic perspectives.


Current Perspectives on Pedagogy for English as a Lingua Franca

Current Perspectives on Pedagogy for English as a Lingua Franca

Author: Yasemin Bayyurt

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2015-02

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 9783110335972

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The aim of this edited volume is to examine how current theories and principles underlying English as a Lingua Franca studies contribute to research on present pedagogical practices in ELF contexts. The bookincludes selected papers from the Fifth International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca. It provides useful insights into pedagogical practices in different ELF contexts and knowledge on ELF pedagogy-policy relationship.


The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca

The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca

Author: Jennifer Jenkins

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-08-23

Total Pages: 916

ISBN-13: 1317509196

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The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field of study. Including 47 state-of-the art chapters from leading international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions, ELF in academia, ELF and pedagogy and future trends. This handbook is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/global Englishes more broadly, within English language, applied linguistics, and education.


English as a Lingua Franca in Teacher Education

English as a Lingua Franca in Teacher Education

Author: Telma Gimenez

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1501503855

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A lingua franca perspective into English language teaching in Brazil has only recently take flight. As an emerging economy, the country faces enormous challenges when it comes to language education in schools, where English has traditionally been taught as a foreign language. This collection brings the perspectives of academics and language practitioners in their efforts to incorporate an ELF approach into teacher education, thus offering a voice sorely missed in the international community interested in developing new approaches to English in a global world.


English as a Lingua Franca

English as a Lingua Franca

Author: Istvan Kecskes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 1107103800

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Explores the language behaviour of speakers of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), through the lens of Gricean pragmatics. It will be of interest to a wide range of scholars across the fields of pragmatics, language contact, world Englishes, second language acquisition, and English as a second language.


Current Perspectives on Pedagogy for English as a Lingua Franca

Current Perspectives on Pedagogy for English as a Lingua Franca

Author: Yasemin Bayyurt

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2015-03-10

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 3110335964

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The aim of this edited volume is to examine how current theories and principles underlying English as a Lingua Franca studies contribute to research on present pedagogical practices in ELF contexts. The book provides useful insights into pedagogical practices in different ELF settings and knowledge on the pedagogy-policy relationship in terms of ELF.