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Alessia Cogo Goldsmiths, University of London. ‘English’, as a language, has for some time been seen as a global phenomenon and, therefore, as no longer defined by fixed territorial, cultural and social functions. At the same time, people using English around the world have been shaping it and adapting it to their contexts of use and have ...
Aug 30, 2018 · The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca. The first ever handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) is a most welcome publication, providing in one comprehensive volume an excellent overview of this relatively new but burgeoning research field, extending over many research areas currently identifiable in publication.
Apr 6, 2018 · English is considered the lingua franca of international commerce (Komori-Glatz, 2018) as well as science (Suzina, 2021), medicine (Tweedie and Johnson, 2019), and, importantly, technology and the ...
Nov 11, 2013 · Speakers of English as a lingua franca (ELF) represent the largest contemporary group of English users around the world. Much empirical research into the phenomenon of ELF over the past 10 years or so has focused on identifying the linguistic regularities of their English in diverse contexts of use. More recently, research has demonstrated the ...
Dec 13, 2016 · A third edited volume on ELF pedagogy (Bayyurt and Akcan 2015) appeared in the same year as the two collections under review.But whereas International Perspectives was sensibly published in paperback from the start, and New Frontiers will no doubt be available in paperback format soon, the publisher of Bayyurt and Akcan prefers seriously expensive hardbacks, meaning that the latter volume is ...
Jun 14, 2023 · Here are two ways we can dedicate the support necessary for developing bilingual education and bilingualism in U.S. society: 1. Federal leaders should fund competitive grant programs for alternative and traditional teacher training programs to expand the number of bilingual teacher candidates they produce each year. 27. 2.
Jan 1, 2012 · Sowden’s article raises a number of questions concerning English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and criticizes it as a simplified and culturally neutral means of communication. In this response, I address the issues concerning the conceptualization and use of ELF as well as the implications for ELT. I provide up-to-date evidence of ELF research and ...
