Understanding English as a Lingua Franca e-book Share Print Price: USD 47.90 + Sales Tax Javascript is required to add products to your basket. Select quantity: Add to cart Educational discount pricing Understanding English as a Lingua Franca e-book Format: Electronic Text (Kindle, ebooks.com, Apple devices, Kobo, Android, OLF) A clear explanation of the theories and principles underlying English as a Lingua Franca studies and how they relate to other areas of research. The number of English speakers in the world continues to grow, but the vast majority are non-native speakers using English to communicate with each other, rather than with native speakers. 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. Part of: Oxford Applied Linguistics ISBN: 978-0-19-442620-6 Price: USD 47.90 + Sales Tax Educational discount pricing K12 schools, college bookstores, and other educational institutions with an Oxford account will receive an educational discount when placing their order through our Customer Service department. Please call Customer Service at 800-542-2442 (8am - 6pm EST, Monday to Friday). You need an Oxford account to receive the discounted price. Contact us Key features Read more... Contents Key features Gives a clear explanation of the theories and principles underlying ELF studies and how they relate to other areas of research, such as second language acquisition, sociolinguistic variation, and World Englishes 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. Read more... A clear explanation of the theories and principles underlying English as a Lingua Franca studies and how they relate to other areas of research. The number of English speakers in the world continues to grow, but the vast majority are non-native speakers using English to communicate with each other, rather than with native speakers. 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. Contents The book consists of eight chapters: Chapter 1 - What is this thing called English? explores issues of definition, including the key distinction between English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Chapter 2 - Assumptions and presumptions discusses the construct of native-speaker authority and the contradictions this entails. Chapter 3 - Standard English and real English includes an analysis of the notions of 'Nativeness' and 'Foreignness' among different speakers of English Chapter 4 - Reconceptualizing 'English' includes sections on the sociolingusitics of ELF and on concepts of 'variety' and community in ELF and 'World Englishes' Chapter 5 - The dynamics of ELF usage looks at the relationship between native-speaker usage patterns and those of ELF speakers, as well as the values attributed to them. Chapter 6 - Form and function in ELF explores the relationship between ELF and idiomatic language Chapter 7 - Designing English as an International Language discusses the implications of ELF for language planning. It gives a historical perspective by describing and analysing earlier proposals for defining international versions of English such as 'Nuclear English' and 'Basic English'. Chapter 8 - ELF and English Language teaching addresses the implications of ELF for teacher education and teaching practice.