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May 22, 2018 · English is the world's favourite lingua franca - the language people are most likely to turn to when they don't share a first language. Imagine, for example, a Chinese speaker who speaks no...
Jan 18, 2022 · English accounts for 60 percent of world internet content and is the lingua franca of pop culture and the global economy. All 100 of the world’s most influential science journals publish...
Dec 29, 2023 · Fri 29 Dec 2023 13.15 EST. It was refreshing to see the Guardian publishing an article claiming what those of us working in the field of English as a lingua franca have argued for over 20...
Apr 7, 2024 · And while English has continued to be the favored lingua franca in many parts of the world, other languages like Chinese and Spanish are increasingly chipping away at its dominance....
- What Role Will English Play in Our Multilingual World?
- What Is The Future of English as A Medium of Education?
- How Will Teachers Remain Relevant in Future English Language Learning Systems?
- Public and Private English Language Provision - Who Has The Answers?
- Can English Language Assessment Meet Stakeholders’ Changing Needs?
Multilingualism is the norm in most contexts around the world. Exploration, colonialisation, migration, and globalisation have all contributed to today’s multilingual world. English is often one of the languages used in multilingual situations where everyday communication is managed by individuals using their full range of languages organically and...
English as a medium of education (EME), also called English as a medium of instruction is when students are taught subjects in English, regardless of their first language. It is hugely popular in some contexts and is driven by governments and parents that see it as a good way to achieve fluency in English, so improving the chances of students getti...
Our data tells us that teachers are very much at the heart of the teaching and learning process and the education system. Regardless of the technological shifts during the Pandemic, teachers are very important. However, in some places in the world, there are concerns about capacity with two main questions being asked. Are there enough English teach...
This is an interesting question, and although private language education provision can be better, our participants were concerned about the lack of monitoring and evaluation of private language provision. That said, public-sector provision of English language teaching is inadequate in many countries, often featuring inappropriate or outdated curric...
People require different types of proficiency for different tasks in different contexts. This has implications for teaching, learning and assessment (TLA), particularly as we expect that aligning these components will continue to be of interest in the future. English is no longer seen in isolation. Instead, it is seen as part of a range of knowledg...
Mar 22, 2022 · Culture Online. ‘English is often considered the de facto global language... ...Will this change in the future, in the next 100, 50, 20 or even 10 years? Which language (s) may come to dominate in the future?’. 22 March 2022.
The English language didn’t seal its current status as the world’s common language until the late 1980s. Let’s explore the steps that led up to the adoption of a new international language.
