Challenges in Teaching ELF in the Periphery: The Greek Context

Autor/in	Sifakis, Nicos
Titel	Challenges in Teaching ELF in the Periphery: The Greek Context
Quelle	In: ELT Journal, 63 (2009) 3, S.230-237 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-0893
DOI	10.1093/elt/ccn057
Schlagwörter	State Schools; Foreign Countries; Native Speakers; English (Second Language); Language Teachers; Teacher Education; Greek; Curriculum; Applied Linguistics; Greece + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatliche Schule; Ausland; Muttersprachler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Grieche; Griechisch; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Linguistics; Linguistik; Angewandte Linguistik; Griechenland
Abstract	The paper presents a notional account of the challenges facing the introduction of English as an international lingua franca (ELF) curriculum in the state schools of the expanding circle, taking Greece as a case in point. It broadly delineates an ELF curriculum as one focusing on the skills necessary for carrying out successful communication involving non-native speakers and then highlights a set of challenges linked to both teaching context and teachers' perceptions of professional identity. It focuses on challenges related to three facets of the professional identity of academically trained Greek state school EFL teachers, namely, their roles as users, specialists, and, ultimately, custodians of English for their learners and wider community. These facets are discussed with reference to a description of the country's current sociolinguistic and educational profile. The paper concludes with an overview of the strengths of an ELF curriculum for Greek state schools and discusses implications for ELF teacher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10