English as a Lingua Franca: Ontology and Ideology

Autor/in	Sewell, Andrew
Titel	English as a Lingua Franca: Ontology and Ideology
Quelle	In: ELT Journal, 67 (2013) 1, S.3-10 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0951-0893
DOI	10.1093/elt/ccs061
Schlagwörter	Global Approach; Official Languages; Language Role; Native Speakers; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Teacher Education; Language Usage; Language Variation; Ideology; Language Attitudes; Language Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Globales Denken; Office language; Amtssprache; Muttersprachler; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Sprachgebrauch; Sprachenvielfalt; Ideologie; Sprachverhalten; Language test; Sprachtest
Abstract	This article examines certain aspects of the debate surrounding English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). It argues that in some ways, neither ELF nor its opponents have come to terms with the complexities of English in a globalized world. By defining ELF according to how it differs from native-speaker language use, ELF researchers have tended to essentialize and exaggerate these differences, creating a false dichotomy between "ELF" and "non-ELF". At the same time, the conservatism of language teaching and testing in many parts of the world also suggests that there is further scope for an enhanced awareness of language variation. A desirable outcome of the debate would be the realization that all language use--whether by native or non-native speakers--is variable, emergent, contextual, and subject to hybridity and change. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10