Authenticity and awareness of English as a lingua franca in English language classrooms

• Authors: ANTONIO TAGLIALATELA

Abstracts

EN

Research on the incorporation of the emerging English as a lingua franca (ELF) paradigm into English language teaching has flourished in recent years, foregrounding the necessity of translanguaging practices. However, despite the growing awareness of ELF, teachers still struggle to determine whether and how to adhere to the emerging paradigm. In particular, the authenticity of ELF teaching methods in the English language classroom has not been sufficiently addressed, and therefore, needs to be revamped. The aim of this paper is twofold. On the one hand, it explores the aspect of teachers’ ELF awareness in English teaching practices as well as the importance of incorporating authentic ELF materials into the classroom to help learners become ELF-aware and, consequently, competent intercultural speakers. On the other hand, it helps English language teachers, specifically those who have no or marginal exposure to ELF to reflect on the subject they teach, challenging the dominant World Englishes paradigm.

Keywords

EN

Competent intercultural speaker; ELF authenticity; ELF awareness; English teaching practices; translanguaging

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Glottodidactica
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 48
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 103-122

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

ANTONIO TAGLIALATELA

• Università degli Studi della Tuscia

Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/gl.2021.48.1.06

Biblioteka Nauki

1395906