English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and teaching English
Author:   Ian Mackenzie (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415809917


Pages:   214
Publication Date:   19 August 2013
Format:   Paperback
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English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching. Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the context of: native and World Englishes multilingualism and intercultural communication sociolinguistic issues including accent and identity classroom teaching and learning English as a Lingua Franca is a useful guide for teachers and trainee teachers, and will be essential reading for advanced students and linguists concerned with multilingualism, language contact, language learning, language change, and the place of English in the world today.

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Author:   Ian Mackenzie (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780415809917


ISBN 10:   0415809916
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   19 August 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 What is ELF?; Chapter 2 ELF, Bilingualism and Multicompetence; Chapter 3 Analytic Structures and Emergent Grammar; Chapter 4 The Grammar of ELF; Chapter 5 Lexis and Comprehension; Chapter 6 Formulaicity and Variation in ELF; Chapter 7 Elf and Self: Identity and Accent; Chapter 8 Enough Already! Angelic Accounts of ELF; Chapter 9 Elf in the Classroom;

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Ian MacKenzie teaches English, linguistics and translation in the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Geneva.

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