English as a Lingua Franca and Its Implications for Teaching English as a Foreign Language
The analysis of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has received considerable attention over the years. There has been a lot of research done both on the morpho-syntactic properties of ELF interactions and the communication strategies used by ELF speakers in order to facilitate communication and avoid...
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doaj-cb8ab0a4737b4c5093f8ec88ed99e1232021-09-06T19:40:21ZengSciendoActa Universitatis Sapientiae: Philologica2391-81792016-12-018215516610.1515/ausp-2016-0024ausp-2016-0024English as a Lingua Franca and Its Implications for Teaching English as a Foreign LanguageNagy Tünde0Department of Humanities, Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania (Miercurea Ciuc, Romania)The analysis of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has received considerable attention over the years. There has been a lot of research done both on the morpho-syntactic properties of ELF interactions and the communication strategies used by ELF speakers in order to facilitate communication and avoid misunderstandings. Given the fairly large number of findings, the question arises whether ELF should be introduced in the curriculum or replace EFL (English as a Foreign Language). I believe that although ELF data are significant and can benefit teaching English as a foreign language, they cannot replace EFL, especially because English as a lingua franca is primarily a communication tool and not a language variant. Also, while there have been other models suggested as alternatives to teaching a standard version of English, none of these models seem practical enough or have proven applicable in the classroom.https://doi.org/10.1515/ausp-2016-0024elflingua franca corecommunication strategieslanguage teaching |
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English as a Lingua Franca and Its Implications for Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
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English as a Lingua Franca and Its Implications for Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
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English as a Lingua Franca and Its Implications for Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
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English as a Lingua Franca and Its Implications for Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
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English as a Lingua Franca and Its Implications for Teaching English as a Foreign Language |
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The analysis of English as a lingua franca (ELF) has received considerable attention over the years. There has been a lot of research done both on the morpho-syntactic properties of ELF interactions and the communication strategies used by ELF speakers in order to facilitate communication and avoid misunderstandings. Given the fairly large number of findings, the question arises whether ELF should be introduced in the curriculum or replace EFL (English as a Foreign Language). I believe that although ELF data are significant and can benefit teaching English as a foreign language, they cannot replace EFL, especially because English as a lingua franca is primarily a communication tool and not a language variant. Also, while there have been other models suggested as alternatives to teaching a standard version of English, none of these models seem practical enough or have proven applicable in the classroom. |
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