English as a lingua franca: ontology and ideology  

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Sewell, Andrew

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: ELT Journal = English Language Teaching Journal (Full Text) vol. 67 no. 1 (2013), page 3-10.
Fulltext: Sewell_Andrew.pdf (277.83KB)

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This article examines certain aspects of the debate surrounding English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). It argues that in some ways, neither ELF nor its opponents have come to terms with the complexities of English in a globalized world. By defining ELF according to how it differs from nativespeaker language use, ELF researchers have tended to essentialize and exaggerate these differences, creating a false dichotomy between ‘ELF’ and ‘non-ELF’. At the same time, the conservatism of language teaching and testing in many parts of the world also suggests that there is further scope for an enhanced awareness of language variation. A desirable outcome of the debate would be the realization that all language use—whether by native or non-native speakers—is variable, emergent, contextual, and subject to hybridity and change.

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