The Worldliness of the English Language: A Lingua Franca Past and Future

Eoyang, Eugene Chen

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“…Another indication of the increasing interest in the global expansion of English is the frequent use of the term World English in the literature, together with English as an International Language (EIL) and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), although with different degrees of consensus regarding the appropriateness of these terms (Eoyang 1999;Modiano 1999;Seidlhofer 2001). Eoyang, for instance, does not support the use of the term lingua franca, which he sees as being attached to the idea of an impure mixture of languages.…”

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Non‐native‐speaker teachers and English as an International Language

Llurda

2004

Int J App Linguistics

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This article reviews the recent literature on English as an International Language (EIL), taking into consideration the main implications of such literature for English language teaching. Relevant research on non‐native‐speaker (NNS) teachers is discussed, together with their role in the context of the global need for English language teachers, specially in EFL countries. It is claimed that the confluence of recent research on EIL, together with the increasing appreciation of NNS teachers – both in ESL and EFL contexts – are creating the right conditions for the gradual acceptance of English as a Lingua Franca, with the consequence of a decrease in the role of native‐speaker teachers in setting the principles and norms on which this lingua franca will be taught in the future.

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Non‐native‐speaker teachers and English as an International Language

Llurda

2004

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“…Pennycook 2003), for a creative and fluid way of functionalising English and other languages in situative contexts, and for a productive type of linguistic hybridity that positions ("Broken") English as a co-language and allows for continued emotional attachment to the vernacular (e.g. Eoyang 1999, Hüppauf 2004, Pörksen 1995. Ulrich Ammon (e.g.…”

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“What an un-wiki way of doing things”

Ensslin

2011

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Wikipedia defines itself as "the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the internet", thus featuring an explicit language policy in its mission statement. Bearing in mind that the site has become the most popular source of encyclopaedic information online, its significance for public encounters with multilingualism should not be underestimated. This article offers a critical and multimodal discourse analytical approach to Wikipedia's explicit and implicit multilingual policies and practices. I examine, under "explicit metalinguistic practice" (Woolard 1998), public disclaimers and exemplary user practice and talk on the "Multilingual Coordination" entry. Under "implicit metapragmatics", I shall offer a multimodal analysis of Wikipedia's multilingualism-oriented interface design; the corporate logo and its paratextual meta-commentary on a number of linguistic and journalistic websites; and a code-critical reading of Wikipedia's "Babel" user language templates. My observations are discussed against the backdrop of postcolonialist theories on the role of English as lingua franca of the information age.

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Languages and Language Learning in the Face of World English

Edwards¹

2001

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The Worldliness of the English Language: A Lingua Franca Past and Future

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Non‐native‐speaker teachers and English as an International Language

Non‐native‐speaker teachers and English as an International Language

“What an un-wiki way of doing things”

Languages and Language Learning in the Face of World English

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