“Paradigm Shift”: An Investigation of Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Teaching English as an International Language [PDF]
International Journal of TESOL Studies, 2019 The unprecedented use of English as a means of international and intercultural communication around the world has made it increasingly unrealistic and inappropriate to hold to the native speaker norms. This paper examines preservice teachers’ perceptions
Liping Wei
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Representation of inner, outer and expanding circle varieties and cultures in global ELT textbooks
Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education, 2020 The rise of world Englishes has challenged the emphasis on native-speaker accents and cultures in English language teaching. This study aimed to investigate the representation of world Englishes and cultures in three global language teaching textbooks ...
Zia Tajeddin, Maryam Pakzadian
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English Teaching Practices and Intercultural Issues
Linguaculture, 2019 Saying that English has become a language of global communication has become a truism. Some of us may wonder: Why English? Why not another language? The reasons that brought about its status as a lingua franca are many, but the main ones have to do with
Nicoleta-Mariana Iftimie
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Teaching Russian Culture via English: Implications, Objectives and Challenges
Polylinguality and Transcultural Practices, 2020 The article focuses on the issues related to the specifics of teaching the Russian Culture via English course introduced as a part of Masters in Linguistics degree program at the Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies of Lomonosov Moscow State ...
Irina L. Lebedeva
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English as an international language (EIL) views in Indonesia and Japan: A survey research. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2022 Tauchid A +3 more
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English as an International Language: A Review of the Literature
Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal, 2013 This article critically reviews and discusses English as an International Language (EIL) as an alternative to the traditional models of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and English as a Second Language (ESL).
Raúl Enrique García
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THE ROLE OF ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE
, 2021 English is a widely spoken language in the world. In our modern world demand for English is increasing from day to day. The English language is used nearly in all fields like science, education, IT, business, medicine and so on. In the following article, we will analyze the importance and the role of the English language in the fields listed above ...
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English as an International Language and English Language Teaching: The Theory vs. Practice Divide [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 2019 English as an international language (EIL) is considered by applied linguists to be a new paradigm for research, practice and English language teaching (ELT).
Irena Vodopija-Krstanović +1 more
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International english teachers` perceptions of English as an international language
, 2016 English as an International Language (EIL) and its implications for ELT have been keenly debated throughout the last two decades. Many researchers have in some depth elaborated on the issues of identity and voice, linguistic imperialism, and the importance of non-native speakers and their use of English.
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EFL Learners’ Motivation and Attitude toward EIL in the Increasingly Globalized Local Context of Iran: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach [PDF]
Journal of English Language Teaching and Learning, 2017 The present study probed 409 Iranian English as foreign language (EFL) learners' motivation and attitude toward English as an International Language (EIL) by investigating the causal relationships of their facets via Structural Equation Modeling (SEM ...
Fahimeh Marefat, Maryam Pakzadian
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