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Intelligibility-based Instruction and English as a lingua franca

Research in Language
This paper draws heavily from my previous work on intelligibility (Hodgetts, 2020). It advocates basing pronunciation instruction on intelligibility goals, rather than native-like production goals and investigates the research available on the segmental
John Hodgetts
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The English as a Foreign Language / Lingua Franca Debate: Sensitising Teachers of English as a Foreign Language Towards Teaching English as a Lingua Franca

Profile: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2012
The function of English as a lingua franca for communication needs rethinking in the teaching of English as a foreign language classroom as a consequence of globalisation.
Gillian Mansfield, Franca Poppi
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On being heard: English, voice, and linguistic authority

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics
This position paper explores the relationship between voice and different ways of understanding English. By emphasizing that English is dispersed, local, and variable, the World Englishes and English as a lingua franca (ELF) frameworks suggest that ...
Alastair Pennycook
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English as "Lingua Franca" and the Internationalization of Academe [PDF]

International Higher Education, 2015
English has become the major language of scientific communication, and to a lesser extent, teaching worldwide. Using data from a international study of the academic profession, this article discusses some of the themes, positive and negative, of the role of "global English.
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English as Lingua Franca; A Threat to Multilingualism

Cakrawala: Jurnal Pendidikan, 2014
Linguistic imperialism is often seen in the context of cultural imperialism. This article is intended to describe some teories of English as a lingua franca that can be a threat to multilingualism to some extent.
Yoga Prihatin
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English as a lingua franca in higher education

Ibérica, 2011
The last decade has brought a number of changes for higher education in continental Europe and elsewhere, a major one being the increasing use of English as a lingua franca (ELF) as the medium of instruction.
Beyza Björkman
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More than just non-professional translators: The public perception of Chinese fansubbers in an English as a Lingua Franca world

JoSTrans: The Journal of Specialised Translation
This study explores the public perception of Chinese fansubbers in an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) world. The analysis draws from a survey gathering both quantitative and qualitative data from 327 respondents.
Bin Gao, Zhourong Shen
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Common Issues of Using English as a Lingua Franca

Polish Journal of English Studies
This article examines the historical, geopolitical, and sociolinguistic factors that have shaped the global rise of English as a lingua franca (ELF). It outlines the colonial and postcolonial trajectories of English, its consolidation through American ...
Maksym Cheremisin
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Investigating Indonesian university students’ attitudes toward ELF-informed materials in business English contexts

Studies in English Language and Education
Despite the growing research demonstrating the changing role of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in today’s globalized world, few studies in Indonesia have examined how learners perceive English language teaching (ELT) materials in relation to ELF. Using
Wulandari Santoso, Fuad Abdul Hamied, Ahmad Bukhori Muslim   +2 more
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Exploring students' performance using lingua franca in science education: a study of grade ten students in Capiz, Philippines. [PDF]

F1000Res, 2023
Diestro D.
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