ELF on a mushroom: the overnight growth in English as a Lingua Franca  

Oleh:

Sowden, Colin

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: ELT Journal = English Language Teaching Journal (Full Text) vol. 66 no. 1 (Jan. 2012), page 89-96.
Topik: mushroom; English as a Lingua Franca; ELT
Fulltext: 2012.1.89-96.pdf (86.42KB)

Isi artikel

In an effort to curtail native-speaker dominance of global English, and in recognition of the growing role of the language among non-native speakers from different ?rst-language backgrounds, some academics have been urging the teaching of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Although at ?rst this proposal seems to offer a plausible alternative to the traditional standard version, it raises both practical and theoretical concerns. Moreover, since neither World English nor nativized local Englishes have yet gained full legitimacy, it is clear that the nativespeaker model still has an important role to play, though one modi?ed by new cultural and pedagogical priorities.

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali