TY  - BOOK
AU  - Seidlhofer, Barbara
TI  - Understanding English as a Lingua Franca
T2  - Oxford Applied Linguistics
SN  - 9780194375009
U1  - 420.04 SEI 
PY  - 2011///
CY  - New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Language teaching
KW  - Second language acquisition
KW  - Communication skills
N1  - 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; Native Speaker / Teacher
N2  - 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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