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Barbara seidlhofer globeng, university of verona, 15th feb. Department of english, purdue university, heavilon hall 324, 500 oval drive, west lafayette, in, 47906 usa. Elf interaction can include native english speakers, but in most cases, it is a contact language between people who. English as a lingua franca from the classroom to the classroom jennifer jenkins english has served as a means of communication among speakers of different first languages i. English as a lingua franca from the classroom to the classroom.
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English as a lingua franca, or elf for short, is currently one of the most dynamic topics in the fields of applied and sociolinguistics and english language teaching. English as a lingua franca elf is the use of the english language as a common means of communication for speakers of different first languages. Academic rigour in criticising english as a lingua franca. Challenges for applied linguistics barbara seidlhofer, angelika breiteneder, and marieluise pitzl the omnipresence of english in europe has led to numerous discussions about its widespread functions and special status compared to all other european languages. This is now changing fast, and the study of english as a lingua franca has become a vibrant research field. Pdf on mar 1, 2012, will baker and others published understanding english as a lingua franca by b. Riassunto per lesame di lingua inglese i, basato su rielaborazione di appunti personali e studio del libro adottato dalla docente seidlhofer, understanding english as a lingua franca, seidlhofer. English as a lingua franca and communities of practice. Read oxford applied linguistics understanding english as a lingua franca online, read in mobile or kindle. Eil, nativespeakerism and the failure of european elt. Includes a final chapter addressing the potential practical implications of work on elf for english language teaching. May, 2015 understanding english as a lingua franca.
Her research and teaching focus is on english as a lingua franca conceptualization, description, theoretical implications, the nature of intercultural communication and multilingualism, and sociolinguistics and pragmatics more generally. Pdf understanding english as a lingua franca oxford. Read understanding english as a lingua franca oxford applied linguistics online, read in. Pdf english as a lingua franca attitude and identity.
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