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Pre-Service Teachers Perception and Strategies in Teaching English as a Lingua Franca in Indonesia

Journal of Languages and Language Teaching
English is evolving into a lingua franca, reflecting its capabilities in global communication. Educators are challenged to prepare students for this linguistic landscape.
Ihsan Alfa Cahyadi, Ulil Fitriyah
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Use of English in the Scientific Community in France: Obstacles and Stakes

Baltic Journal of English Language, Literature and Culture, 2022
English as a lingua franca (ELF) has emerged as a way of referring to communication in English between speakers with different first languages. That is the reason why ELF is the language used in science.
Claire Chaplier
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Making English Their Own: The Use of ELF among Students of English at the FUB

NJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2006
This paper analyses the attitudes and motives of students studying English at the Freie Universität Berlin (FUB) and suggests that changing opinions on national (US and UK) standards and the emergence of the ‘New Europe’ represent mutually reinforcing ...
Elizabeth J. Erling, Tom Bartlett
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The impact of English on local languages: The case of Catalan universities

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 309-322, June 2026.
Abstract This article deals with the somehow complex equilibrium of languages used in Catalonia, with a particular analysis of the role of English vis‐a‐vis the national language (Spanish) and the regional official language (Catalan). A discussion of the supremacy of standard languages over local ones in modern history, followed by an account of the ...
Enric Llurda
wiley   +1 more source

Features of ELF interactions in travel blogs: Travelers doing interactional work [PDF]

Ibérica, 2016
Travel blogs constitute a new platform where travelers can tell about their travel experiences and share information and impressions with their readers. Most travel blogs incorporate commenting capabilities, which enable social interaction among members ...
María-José Luzón
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World Englishes and applied linguistics: Theoretical and applied perspectives

World Englishes, Volume 45, Issue 2, Page 356-365, June 2026.
Abstract This article examines the evolving relationship between world Englishes (WE) and applied linguistics (AL), tracing AL's historical development from its Anglo‐American origins in the mid‐20th century, grounded in “linguistics applied” to its contemporary status as a multidisciplinary field concerned with social justice and equity. It highlights
Kingsley Bolton
wiley   +1 more source

Japanese EFL Learners’ Perspectives on the Inclusion of Diverse English Accents in Audio Recordings for Textbooks and Listening Tests

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1732-1745, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The use of English accents beyond standard American and British varieties has been increasingly advocated in English language education, particularly in listening instruction and assessment. However, little is known about learners’ perspectives on diverse accents in terms of their use in different types of listening materials.
Ryuichi Suzuki, Tomoko Takenouchi, Shigeru Yamane   +2 more
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English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in ESP contexts. Students\u27 attitudes towards non-native speech and analysis of teaching materials

, 2017
This paper focuses on non-native accents in ESP classrooms. In particular it looks at native and non-native speakers of English accents used in the audio material accompanying six ESP textbooks. In a second study, a group of undergraduate ESP students of
Calvo-Benzies, Yolanda Joy
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Accommodation in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF): a socio-psychological and sociolinguistic study

, 2022
In the context of an international university, where students from diverse corners of the world meet and interact on a daily basis, English becomes a contact language used by speakers of different L1 backgrounds, a common resource which presents ...
Gaete, Carmen
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English as a lingua franca in higher education: Implications for EAP [PDF]

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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