English as a Lingua Franca

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advanced English language pedagogy research
Author_Ian Mackenzie
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Common Underlying Conceptual Base
Crosslinguistic Influence
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English as a Lingua Franca
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Formulaic Sequences
Global Englishes
intercultural communication
L1 Accent
Language Awareness
language identity studies
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Lingua Franca
Lingua Franca Core
multilingual classroom strategies
Multilingualism
Past Tenses
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Unilateral Idiomaticity
world Englishes

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415809917
  • Weight: 410g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Aug 2013
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching.

Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the context of:

  • native and World Englishes
  • multilingualism and intercultural communication
  • sociolinguistic issues including accent and identity
  • classroom teaching and learning

English as a Lingua Franca is a useful guide for teachers and trainee teachers, and will be essential reading for advanced students and linguists concerned with multilingualism, language contact, language learning, language change, and the place of English in the world today.

Ian MacKenzie teaches English, linguistics and translation in the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Geneva.

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