The Last Lingua Franca

The Last Lingua Franca
Author: Nicholas Ostler
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2010-11-23
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0802717713

Examines the rise and fall of English as the most widely spoken language in human history and discusses what language will overtake its dominance as English-speaking nations are challenged by the rising wealth of Brazil, Russia, India and China.

English as a Lingua Franca

English as a Lingua Franca
Author: Istvan Kecskes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2019-11-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107103800

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.

Language Change

Language Change
Author: Anna Mauranen
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2020-12-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108492851

Through integrating different perspectives on language change, this book explores the enormous on-going linguistic upheavals in the wake of the global dominance of English. Combining empirical research with theoretical approaches, it will appeal to researchers and graduate students of English, and also of other languages studying language change.

English as a Lingua Franca

English as a Lingua Franca
Author: Ian Mackenzie
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2014-03-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1134503881

English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching. Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the context of: native and World Englishes multilingualism and intercultural communication sociolinguistic issues including accent and identity classroom teaching and learning English as a Lingua Franca is a useful guide for teachers and trainee teachers, and will be essential reading for advanced students and linguists concerned with multilingualism, language contact, language learning, language change, and the place of English in the world today.

International Approaches to Bridging the Language Gap

International Approaches to Bridging the Language Gap
Author: Huertas-Abril, Cristina-Aránzazu
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2019-11-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1799812219

In the age of information, an essential priority in the context of international education is the development of language learning and its inconsistencies. The gap between language and education has intermittently grown through time, with mistaken assumptions about how linguistic shortcomings are being solved around the world. Research on comparative educational approaches to teaching verbiage and the foundation of future language development are instrumental in positively impacting the global narrative of dialectal education. International Approaches to Bridging the Language Gap is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of second language teaching as well as social developments regarding intercultural learning. While highlighting topics including curricular approaches, digital competence, and linguistic disparities, this book is ideally designed for language instructors, linguists, teachers, researchers, public administrators, cultural centers, policymakers, government officials, academicians, researchers, and students seeking current research on the latest advancements of multilingual education.

English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity

English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity
Author: Jennifer Jenkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2007-07-26
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

Based on research conducted among teachers, this text examines the role of standard language ideology in ELF attitude formation, critiques current SLA theories and ELT practices, highlights links between ELF accent attitudes and ELF identities, and includes proposals for making ELT pedagogy and testing more relevant.

Interactions Across Englishes

Interactions Across Englishes
Author: Christiane Meierkord
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2012-04-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0521192285

The global spread of English has resulted in contact with an enormous variety of different languages worldwide, leading to the creation of many new varieties of English. This book takes an original look at what happens when speakers of these different varieties interact with one another.

Understanding English as a Lingua Franca

Understanding English as a Lingua Franca
Author: Barbara Seidlhofer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2013-01-10
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 0194426203

A complete introduction to the theoretical nature and practical implications of English used as a lingua franca. Explore the theories and principles of English as a Lingua Franca with leading expert Barbara Seidlhofer

Lingua Franca English

Lingua Franca English
Author: Yvonne Dröschel
Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Incorporated
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2011
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9783034304320

Questions of how to access and analyze the use of English as a global language are central to the study of the continuing spread of English as a vehicle of cross-cultural communication. The present book explores the relationship between the functions and forms of English as a Lingua Franca, and introduces the concept of Lingua Franca English to deal with the systematic differences between national native varieties of English and the non-native varieties which have developed relatively recently. The investigation of the sociolinguistic and linguistic processes involved in the development of Lingua Franca English focuses on Switzerland, and is carried out by means of a detailed comparative linguistic analysis of a large amount of data obtained from written and spoken English produced by Swiss speakers. The result is a detailed and critical description of current issues affecting the study of English as an international language, and a thorough investigation of the ongoing processes resulting from the interaction of Swiss people with different language backgrounds in shaping the nature of the English spoken in Switzerland. By examining the characteristics of English as it is used in Switzerland, light is shed on the diachronic problem of the focusing mechanisms involved in the growth of non-native varieties of English and processes of second language acquisition generally.

English as a Lingua Franca for EFL Contexts

English as a Lingua Franca for EFL Contexts
Author: Nicos C. Sifakis
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2018-10-26
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 178892178X

This book explores the interfaces of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) pedagogy. It presents the theoretical aspects of ELF, discusses issues and challenges that ELF raises for the EFL classroom, and demonstrates how EFL practitioners can make use of ELF theorizing for classroom instruction, teacher education, developing language learning materials, policymaking and testing and assessment. Accounts of innovative and practical pedagogical practices and researchers’ insights from diverse geographical, cultural and institutional contexts will inform and inspire EFL practitioners to reconsider their practices and adopt new techniques in order to meet their learners’ diverse communicative needs in international contexts.