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Promoting English as a lingua franca: ELF awareness in a university World Englishes course

open access: yesPromoting English as a lingua franca: ELF awareness in a university World Englishes course
Substantial evidence has shown that Japanese English learners continue to have high admiration for the Inner Circle English varieties (Kubota, 2004; Fukuda, 2010). Many university students demonstrate this belief in the quest for a ‘high price tag’ goal, set as a yardstick, in learning English: to sound like First Language (L1) English speakers ...
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Basic features and pedagogy of English as a lingua franca (ELF)

open access: yesHerald of Dagestan State University, 2017
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The interconnectedness of English as a lingua Franca (ELF), study abroad, and language learner beliefs

open access: yes, 2012
In the 21st century, there has been a growing interest in the novel term, ?English as a lingua franca? (ELF) (e.g., Berns, 2008; Jenkins, 2006; Kirkpatrick, 2010; Seidlhofer, 2005) and an equally large interest in the role of study abroad contexts on L2 speaking proficiency, L2 writing behavior, sociolinguistic competence, social identity, as well as ...
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Towards a valid test construct within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Framework

open access: yes, 2012
This article discusses a research project that has investigated the development of a language test within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) framework. It focuses on one of the main challenges for test developers designing a language test of this kind: the validity of the test construct.
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