Salient findings reported are that the thai participants had been found to engage actively in. The spread of english as the international lingua franca elf, like other aspects of globalization, calls for a reconsideration of conventional ways of thinking. The subject of misunderstanding in elf is one of particular interest in the field and is the central theme of misunderstandings in english as a lingua franca. Lingua franca meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Outofclass communication and awareness of english as a. English as a lingua franca, since the current surge of research activity is expanding our understanding of elf in useits processes, practices, and linguistic features. Understanding english as a lingua franca book, 2011. At its simplest, elf is a way of referring to communication in english between speakers who have different first languages. English as a medium of intercultural communication meierkord 1996, and, in this more speci. The number of english speakers in the world continues to grow, but the vast majority are nonnative speakers using english to communicate with each other, rather than with native speakers. It also makes an important contribution to the sociolinguistic study of variation in english and to understanding the implications of the spread of english as a global lingua franca. Drawing on students written reflections as part of the coursework, the study investigated how outofclass elf communication activities impacted on students understanding of. Download pdf understanding english as a lin gua franca book full free.
View enhanced pdf access article on wiley online library html view download pdf for offline viewing. Interculturality and english as a lingua franca internationalizing teacher education abstract this dissertation examines factors that distinguish an international englishmedium instruction emi teacher education programme from mainstream teacher education programmes. International teacher education is understood in this study. Understanding english as a lingua franca united states oxford. The number of english speakers in the world continues to grow, but the vast majority are nonnative speakers using english. The user of english as a lingua franca may be either native or nonnative is typically bi or multilingual, or bidialectal an englishusing bilingual alptekin, 2005 is likely to be skilled in communicative and comprehension strategies. This, however, implies that elf should be taught to ensure better understanding both in nonnative. Implications are drawn for the communication training of all aviation personnel. English as a lingua franca and the importance of standard english. The analysis of english as a lingua franca elf has received considerable attention over the years. As such, globalization is taken as the driving force behind social, economic, and political changes in the local setting, often to the benefit of its.
Prescriptivists generally nonlinguists tend to dismiss elf as a kind of foreigner talk or what has been disparagingly called bsebad. Despite being welcomed by some and deplored by others, it cannot be denied that english functions as a global lingua franca. English as a lingua franca, native speaker, language learner vs. I will consider the question of whether the dominant role of english as a lingua franca elf is a menace to other languages, to multilingual communication and to the profession of translation and interpreting, or whether a positive evaluation of the omnipresence of english as a default means. This book investigates the cultural and intercultural aspects of english as a lingua franca elf. French, greek, portuguese and latin have all been major lingua franca at some point in history. Explore the theories and principles of english as a lingua franca with leading expert barbara seidlhofer. This book examines the use of english as a lingua franca elf from various perspectives.
Pdf understanding english as a lingua franca download. Teachers are helping students to use english as a lingua franca. Today when we find a language which is commonly used by people whose native languages are different, we describe it as a lingua franca. At the same time, this new and incipient research gives rise to new questions, and inspires further explorations into the complex phenomenon of elf. Authors discuss how culture and the intercultural can be understood, theorised and operationalised in elf, and how the concepts can be integrated into formats of. Pdf on mar 1, 2012, will baker and others published understanding english as a lingua franca by b. English as a lingua franca, since the current surge of research activity is expanding our understanding of elf in useits processes, practices, and linguistic. Department of english, purdue university, heavilon hall 324, 500 oval drive, west lafayette, in, 47906 usa. One evident manifestation of the diversity of english t hat is spoken and exists in different parts of the world is the accent that is ascribed to the different speakers of english. English as a lingua fra nca, since the current surge of research activity is expanding our understanding of elf in useits processes, practices, and linguistic features.
In this paper i will look at the controversy surrounding the current status of english in the world. Attitudes towards english as a lingua franca sciencedirect. English as a lingua franca elf is used by multilingual speakers who can also communicate in other languages and use their multilingual and multicultural resources in creative ways. It is undeniably the only global lingua franca used in a wide variety of international domains, including international. Lingua franca definition and meaning collins english. English language is functionally promoted to be a lingua franca in asean working language. A lingua franca is a language or way of communicating which is used between people who do. A clear explanation of the theories and principles underlying english as a lingua franca studies and how they relate to other areas of research.
Seidlhofer article pdf available in international journal of applied linguistics 221 march 2012 with 1,639 reads how we measure reads. Lingua francas of the world 661 the use of this particular form of french eventually died out, but not before having left its own name as its heritage for languages which are used in a similar fashion. Pdf english as a lingua franca and the importance of. English as a lingua franca from the classroom to the classroom jennifer jenkins english has served as a means of communication among speakers of different first languages i. Before analyzing bilingual speech production there is a need to discuss utterance production in general and discuss why formulaic language has a special role in both production and comprehension. English as a lingua franca from the classroom to the classroom. A lingua franca is a language that is used widely outside the country where it is spoken as a native language. English as a lingua franca and its implications for. This chapter seeks to create links between research findings on the pragmatic competence of users of english as a lingua franca elf and implications for teaching english, notably in the light of the considerable changes that have affected the use of english worldwide as a result of globalization. Baker 2009 examined the relationship between english and culture within the english as a lingua franca elf framework by focusing on how a group of thai university students went about communicating in english in a thai university. Apart from the fact that english l2 speakers in english as a lingua franca elf interaction make little use of discourse markers cf. Understanding english as a lin gua franca available for download and read online in other formats.
English as a lingua franca cambridge scholars publishing. Translanguaging pedagogies and english as a lingua franca. Katy simpson davies and laura patsko will deliver a british council seminar in glasgow on 26 november 20 on teaching pronunciation and listening in an elf context english as a lingua franca. Pdf in understanding english as a lingua franca, barbara seidlhofer deals with the linguistic implications of globalization in the expanding circle. Understanding aviation english as a lingua franca john. A clear explanation of the theories and principles underlying english as a lingua franca studies. Understanding english as a lingua franca understanding english as a lingua franca alptekin, cem 20120401 00. Elf interaction can include native english speakers, but in most cases, it is a contact language between people who. This article reports on the implementation of an outofclass communication component of a university elt course in hong kong to raise students awareness of the pluralistic nature of english as a lingua franca elf. Yet its present spread and use are so new that english as a lingua franca elf in.
English speaker as they learn english primarily as an international lingua franca, refusal to acknowledge the importance, and necessity, of understanding dialects other than the standard fails to meet the realworld communicative needs of many english language learners in predominantly englishspeaking countries such as the united states. As the language is taken over and put to effective communicative use by nonnative speakers on a global scale, assumptions that native speakers have exclusive property rights, and are. This paper aims at exploring the relationship between recent trends in multilingualism, particularly the proposal focus on multilingualism and elf. Paradowski and others published barbara seidlhofer. Lingua franca plays an enormous role in global communication. English today is used far more by its nonnative speakers than native speakers.
Understanding english as a lingua franca elt journal. A complete introduction to the theoretical nature and practical. At the same time, this new and incipient research gives rise to new questions, and inspires further. The cultural and intercultural dimensions of english as a. English as a lingua franca elf is a functional term referring to the use of english as a common language by speakers of different first languages. There is, then, ample room for a book such as this. The emergence of english as a lingua franca elf has offered us an avenue to reexamine and reconsider the relevance and appropriateness of the traditional native. House 2002, not much is known about the exact function and meaning of the individual discourse markers in the l2 speakers speech, when they do use them. In understanding english as a lingua franca, barbara seidlhofer deals with the linguistic implications of globalization in the expanding circle kachru 1992 viewed from a transformationalist. In the dynamic contexts of elf this relationship needs to be viewed as situated and emergent entailing a new approach to understanding intercultural competence in. Pitzl 2005 investigates nonunderstanding in elf, arguing that through cooperative.
The book, which comprises seven chapters, focuses on three related issues, namely, the causes of misunderstanding in elf interactions, the measures speakers take to resolve. Pdf sowdens article raises a number of questions concerning english as a lingua franca elf and criticizes it as a simplified and culturally neutral. A lingua franca pronounced lingwa franka is a language or mixture of languages used as a medium of communication by people whose native languages are different. For all those interested in such matters, whether as teachers or researchers, this clearly written and stimulating volume certainly deserves a place on their shelves.
How to teach english as a lingua franca elf british. The current lingua franca of international business is english. There has been a lot of research done both on the morphosyntactic properties of elf interactions and the communication strategies used by elf speakers in order to facilitate communication and avoid misunderstandings. Since it challenges many of the traditional assumptions held by applied lin guists and teachers, the study of english as a lingua franca elf has been a controversial field and one punctuated by not infrequent misunderstandings. The fully competent speaker of english as a lingua franca. In understanding english as a lingua franca, barbara seidlhofer deals with the linguistic implications of globalization in the expanding circle kachru 1992 viewed from a transformationalist perspective, as opposed to one that is hyperglobalist. Oxford applied linguistics 01 by seidlhofer, barbara isbn. English as a lingua franca, elf interaction, sequential analysis, mutual intelligibility, nonunderstanding an earlier version of this paper was presented at the 19 th conference of the. Pdf understanding english as a lingua franca researchgate. Although most contemporary linguists regard english as a lingua franca elf as a valuable means of international communication and worthwhile object of study, some have challenged its value and the idea that elf is a distinct variety of english at all. English as a lingua franca in intercultural communication 185 these situations english is used as a lingua franca, with speakers who intend to comprehend each other as precisely as possible. How do learners of english overcome nonunderstanding a. A complete introduction to the theoretical nature and practical implications of english used as a lingua franca. Repositioning english and multilingualism in english as a.
Understanding english as a lingua franca ebook united. Lingua franca was firstly used during the middle age in mediterranean. Preservice teacher education, english as a lingua franca, english language teaching introduction world englishes, elf and standard english the rapid spread of english as the language of communication has inevitably fostered a big controversy about the status of english and the terms used to define different conceptions about it. The use of english as a global lingua franca elf raises challenges concerning how we understand the relationship between languages and cultures in intercultural communication.
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