Understanding English as a Lingua Franca

By:

Seidlhofer, Barbara

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Old (ca. 450-1100) Series: Oxford Applied LinguisticsPublication details: Oxford University Press 2011 New YorkDescription: 244 p. 24 cmISBN:

9780194375009

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

420.04 SEI

Contents:

1- What is this ting called English ? 2- Assumptions and presumptions 3- Standard english and real english 4- Reconceptualizing "English" 5- The dynamics of ELF usage 6- Form and function in ELF 7- Designing English as an international language 8- ELF and English language Teaching

Summary: This book examines the use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) from various perspectives. It explores the various ways in which ELF represents a challenge to the predominance of the native-speaker model, as well as its implications for other fields of linguistic research and for English language teaching. Accessible and relevant to a wide range of readers: applied linguists (especially sociolinguists), master's students, teacher trainers and teachers, and anybody with an interest in the English language and how it is used worldwide. • The author is a leading authority in ELF and the book addresses and brings up to date many aspects of her thinking and research in this field. • The book is grounded in practical research. The author is founding director of the Vienna-Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE), the first freely-accessible computer-corpus of interactions in English as a lingua franca. Reference is made to this data throughout. • Includes a final chapter addressing the potential practical implications of work on ELF for English language teaching

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Contents, bibliography, index.

1- What is this ting called English ?
2- Assumptions and presumptions
3- Standard english and real english
4- Reconceptualizing "English"
5- The dynamics of ELF usage
6- Form and function in ELF
7- Designing English as an international language
8- ELF and English language Teaching

This book examines the use of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) from various perspectives. It explores the various ways in which ELF represents a challenge to the predominance of the native-speaker model, as well as its implications for other fields of linguistic research and for English language teaching.
Accessible and relevant to a wide range of readers: applied linguists (especially sociolinguists), master's students, teacher trainers and teachers, and anybody with an interest in the English language and how it is used worldwide.
• The author is a leading authority in ELF and the book addresses and brings up to date many aspects of her thinking and research in this field.
• The book is grounded in practical research. The author is founding director of the Vienna-Oxford International Corpus of English (VOICE), the first freely-accessible computer-corpus of interactions in English as a lingua franca. Reference is made to this data throughout.
• Includes a final chapter addressing the potential practical implications of work on ELF for English language teaching

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