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Repositioning English and multilingualism in English as a Lingua Franca Open
In the relatively few years since empirical research into English as a Lingua Franca began being conducted more widely, the field has developed and expanded remarkably, and in myriad ways. In particular, researchers have explored ELF from …
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Revisiting the ‘E’ in EMI: students’ perceptions of standard English, lingua franca and translingual practices Open
Conceptualizations of English as standard, as a lingua franca, or as part of translingual practice form part of the discourses surrounding its use in EMI. While researchers generally agree that the 'E' in EMI should not stand for native va…
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Global Englishes Language Teaching: Bottom‐up Curriculum Implementation Open
In today's globalised world, the needs of English language learners have changed, particularly those learning to use the English language as a lingua franca. Growing research showcasing the global use of English as a lingua franca (ELF), t…
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World Englishes or English as a Lingua Franca: Where does English in China stand? Open
As the English language spreads and functions as an international language, scholars have been investigating some of the ideological issues behind the function and use of English in various contexts, and have pondered the future status of …
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Translanguaging pedagogies and English as a lingua franca Open
Multilingualism is widespread in the world today and English is, in many cases, one of the languages in the multilingual speaker's repertoire. English as a lingua franca (ELF) is used by multilingual speakers who can also communicate in ot…
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So You Think You Can ELF: English as a Lingua Franca as the Medium of Instruction Open
This paper reports the findings of a study on spoken English as a lingua franca (ELF) in Swedish higher education. The aim has been to investigate the role pragmatic strategies play in content lectures where English is a lingua franca, i.e.…
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On the Conceptual History of the Term Lingua Franca Open
This paper aims to give an outline of the development of the term “Lingua Franca”. Initially the proper name of an extinct pidgin, to “Lingua Franca”, the term has become a common noun, used with regard to language contact phenomena in gen…
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Seven principles for writing materials for English as a lingua franca Open
The unprecedented rise of English to become a global lingua franca has sparked a growing academic interest with numerous research publications on global Englishes, English as a lingua franca, and English as an international language. Altho…
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Culture and Identity Through English As a Lingua Franca: Rethinking Concepts and Goals in Intercultural Communication Open
The use of English as a global lingua franca has given rise to new challenges and approaches in our understanding of language and communication. One area where ELF (English as a lingua franca) studies, both from an empirical and theoretica…
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Erasmus students using English as a<i>lingua franca</i>: does study abroad in a non-English-speaking country improve L2 English? Open
The research on which this article is based was supported by: (1) research grant FFI2012-\n\t\t\t\t 35834, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO), Interculturalidad, ciudadanía\n\t\t\t\t europea e ingleś como lingua franca: entre…
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Reviewing the role of culture in English language learning: Challenges and opportunities for educators Open
English language learning has become a global phenomenon, with millions of learners around the world seeking to acquire proficiency in this lingua franca. One of the key factors influencing English language learning is culture. This paper …
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Translanguaging in higher education: Using several languages for the analysis of academic content in the teaching and learning process Open
This article reports on research that questions the existence and use of translingual practices in higher education. On the one hand, the increase of mobility in Tertiary Education leads to the presence of various individual repertoires in…
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Linguistic justice and global English: theoretical and empirical approaches Open
The global spread of English and its impact on the pursuit of linguistic justice has been a topic of concern for scholars in a wide range of different fields in the humanities and social sciences. Firmly convinced of the usefulness of cros…
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From Rural China to the Digital Wilds: Negotiating Digital Repertoires to Claim the Right to Speak Open
Based on data from a qualitative case study of two Chinese university EFL learners from rural backgrounds, Andy and Jimmy, this study traces their progress from being struggling English language learners to confident speakers of English. D…
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Global English Medium Instruction: Perspectives at the crossroads of Global Englishes and EMI Open
This conceptual article draws together perspectives from the research fields of Global Englishes and English medium instruction (EMI) to explore shared issues, critical perspectives, and future agendas. While embedded in the reality of Eng…
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English as an international language: challenges and possibilities Open
In recent years, there has been a rapid evolution in the demographics of English speaking communities and individuals around the world, with an unprecedented growth in the number of users and learners of English. In the majority of cases, …
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Misunderstandings and Ensuring Understanding in Private ELF Talk Open
Although misunderstandings as such have been extensively studied, the ways in which problems of understanding are avoided—especially in cross-cultural communication—have so far received limited attention. This article examines over 24 h of…
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“It’s Not the Way We Use English”—Can We Resist the Native Speaker Stranglehold on Academic Publications? Open
English dominates the academic publishing world, and this dominance can, and often does, lead to the marginalisation of researchers who are not first-language speakers of English. There are different schools of thought regarding this lingu…
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An Interlanguage Study of Request Perspective: Evidence from German, Greek, Polish and Russian Learners of English Open
The present study examines request perspective, the least researched form of mitigation in requesting, while focusing on a type of request characterized by a strong preference for speaker perspective in English and for hearer perspective i…
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English linguistic neo-imperialism in the era of globalization: A conceptual viewpoint Open
As Phillipson warned, “[l]inguistic imperialism [is] alive and kicking” and has become even more subtle in an era when English has become the global lingua franca . With this, this conceptual paper aims to propose features of linguistic ne…
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The use of English and linguistic hybridity among Emirati millennials Open
For Emirati millennials, multilingualism is both typical and expected. Although Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) is the official language of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emiratis mainly use Khaleeji (Gulf Arabic) dialects at home. English i…
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English Language Teachers’ Awareness of English as a Lingua Franca in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts Open
Today English has become the Lingua Franca or common language of many people, regardless of their being native or nonnative speaker of English all over the world. Therefore, it has become necessary to educate pre-/in-service teachers with …
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The Use of Multimodal Resources by Technical Managers and Their Peers in Meetings Using English as the Business Lingua Franca Open
Background: Engineers increasingly work and advance their careers in international business settings. As technical managers, they need management and technical skills when working with different stakeholders with whom they may not share a …
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Local Thoughts on Global Ideas: Pre- and In-service TESOL Practitioners’ Attitudes to the Pedagogical Implications of the Globalization of English Open
With the globalization of the English language, Global Englishes (GE) is a growing research paradigm with numerous pedagogical implications for those learning and teaching English. The study reported here provides insights on pre- and in-s…
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Word Stress and Pronunciation Teaching in English as a Lingua Franca Contexts Open
Traditionally, pronunciation was taught by reference to nativespeaker models. However, as speakers around the world increasingly interact in English as a lingua franca (ELF) contexts, there is less focus on native-speaker targets, and ther…
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Sites of belonging: Fluctuating and entangled emotions at a UAE English-medium university Open
English-medium education in multilingual university settings (EMEMUS) hosts a complex concoction of emotions amongst stakeholders. English-medium instruction (EMI) dominates higher education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). For students,…
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ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT Open
The English language functions as a global language that facilitates communication among people of different lingua-cultures. This background leads to the question of whether the traditional language assessment still fulfils the needs of t…
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Englishes in the Expanding Circle: Focus on Asia Open
In Kachrus original classification, the countries of the Expanding Circle were those where English was learned primarily as a foreign language in schools. English did not play an institutional role within the country. As such they were nor…
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International Sign and American Sign Language as Different Types of Global Deaf Lingua Francas Open
International Sign (IS) and American Sign Language (ASL) have both been used as lingua francas within international deaf contexts.Perspectives on the uses of IS and ASL as lingua francas in such contexts are connected to discourses pertain…
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English as a native language, World Englishes and English as a lingua franca-informed materials: acceptance, perceptions and attitudes of Chinese English learners Open
This article aims to explore whether well-attested findings of World Englishes (WE) and English as a lingua franca (ELF) research have been included in Chinese English language teaching (ELT) materials and how Chinese English learners perc…