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Formazione insegnanti, World Englishes e English as a Lingua Franca: verso un approccio glottodidattico WE- e ELF-Informed

open access: yesIperstoria, 2016
The long-standing research in World Englishes (WE) and, more recently, in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) has greatly contributed to problematise several areas in connection to English language teaching, highlighting in particular the importance of ...
Sara Corrizzato, Paola Vettorel
doaj   +1 more source

Fostering Inclusive Learning and 21st‐Century Skills: Creating Translanguaging Spaces in University Content and Language Integrated Learning Courses

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 51-61, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is an innovative educational approach applicable to diverse settings. CLIL promotes 21st‐century skills, including logical and critical thinking, problem‐solving, creativity, collaboration, and cross‐cultural awareness.
Kiyu Itoi
wiley   +1 more source

ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA: IMPLICATIONS FOR PEDAGOGY AND ASSESSMENT

open access: yesTEFLIN Journal, 2017
The English language functions as a global language that facilitates communication among people of different lingua-cultures. This background leads to the question of whether the traditional language assessment still fulfils the needs of the majority of
Fan (Gabriel) Fang
doaj   +1 more source

"To ELF or not to ELF?" (English as a Lingua Franca): that's the question for Applied Linguistics in a globalized world [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 2012
The realization that there are today more nonnative speakers than native speakers of English in the world with institutionalized and nativized varieties as well as their own specific communicative, cultural and pragmatic competencies has led to the rethinking of present-day practices in teaching, teacher preparation, and the writing of textbooks ...
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Conversational Humor in Intercultural Communication

open access: yesInternational Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 1, Page 488-497, February 2026.
ABSTRACT This study identifies failed attempts at conversational humor that were either not appreciated or resulted in impoliteness as produced by English as a lingua franca (ELF) users from the Southeast Asian countries of Thailand, Indonesia, and Myanmar who were engaging in intercultural communication.
Zhaoyi Pan
wiley   +1 more source

Fostering Global Englishes Listeners: Addressing Understanding and Attitudes at a Swedish Upper‐Secondary School

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, Volume 59, Issue 4, Page 2234-2264, December 2025.
Abstract Global Englishes language teaching (GELT) promotes, among other things, positive attitudes and maximized understanding to communicate with speakers with a variety of accents. However, research on GELT‐informed listening training is rare, and none has addressed both attitudes and understanding of diverse accents.
Hyeseung Jeong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

NAVIGATING ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA (ELF): Experiences of IISMA Awardees [PDF]

open access: yes
In line with the global trend of internationalization of higher education, students are increasingly seeking diverse educational experiences abroad. Consequently, English as a lingua franca (ELF) emerges as a crucial role in navigating multilingual and ...
Fathina Naimi Shaliha, -
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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.
G. Ludbrook, LUDBROOK, Geraldine
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English as a Lingua Franca: Applied Linguistics, Marxism, and Post-Marxist theory

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Linguística Aplicada, 2017
This paper is motived by a reading of “English as a Lingua Franca: An Immanent Critique” (O’REGAN, 2014), who claims that ELF researchers place their work at the forefront of debates with regard to what function and form English should play in the lives ...
John Robert Schmitz
doaj   +1 more source

A comparison of spoken and signed lingua franca communication: the case of English as a lingua franca (ELF) and International Sign (IS)

open access: yesJournal of English as a Lingua Franca, 2021
AbstractThis article explores similarities between English as a lingua franca (ELF) and International Sign (IS), two lingua franca phenomena which in the last decades have been subject to increasing, albeit independent, linguistic research. In contrast to spoken intercultural communication, in which English often represents a shared resource that ...
openaire   +2 more sources

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