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Title The Routledge handbook of English as a lingua franca / edited by Jennifer Jenkins, Will Baker, and Martin Dewey.

Publication Info. London : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource (xix, 620 pages)
Series Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics
Routledge handbooks in applied linguistics.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary "The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive introduction to the main theories, concepts, contexts and applications of this rapidly developing field of study. Including 47 state-of-the art chapters from leading international scholars, the handbook covers key concepts, regional spread, linguistic features and communication processes, domains and functions, ELF in academia, ELF and pedagogy and future trends. This handbook is key reading for all those engaged in the study and research of English as a lingua franca and world/global Englishes more broadly, within English language, applied linguistics, and education."--Provided by publisher.
Contents The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca- Front Cover; The Routledge Handbook of English as a Lingua Franca; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Permissions; List of contributors; Introduction; References; PART I: Conceptualising and positioning ELF; Chapter 1: Conceptualising ELF; Introduction; ELF from the macro perspective; ELF from the meso perspective; ELF from the micro perspective; Conclusion; Further reading; References; Chapter 2: English as a lingua franca and intercultural communication; Introduction.
Intercultural communication researchELF and intercultural communication research; Culture and intercultural communication through ELF; Identity and intercultural communication through ELF; Intercultural competence/awareness and intercultural communication through ELF; Conclusion; Related chapters in this handbook; Further reading; References; Chapter 3: Communities of practice and English as a lingua franca; Introduction; Communities of practice as an analytical research tool: origin and applications; Criterial dimensions of communities of practice.
Summing up: features of a community of practice and methodological implicationsThe shared repertoires of ELF-based communities of practice: socially embedded and dynamic; Conclusion; Notes; Related chapters in this handbook; Further reading; References; Chapter 4: Complexity and ELF; Introduction; Complexity theory; Nature of language: ELF as a CAS; Challenging native-speaker privilege; Implications for methodology; Conclusion; Further reading; References; Chapter 5: English language teaching: pedagogic reconnection with the social dimension; Introduction; Social dimensions of language.
Manifestations of social dimensions of language in ELT textbooksChanging dynamics of language use; Concluding remarks; Note; Related chapters in this handbook; Further reading; References; Chapter 6: Cognitive perspectives on English as a lingua franca; Introduction; ELF and cognitive ontologies of English; ELF and cognitive aspects of the NS/NNS dichotomy; Language resources and language processing in ELF; Conclusions and future research; Related chapters in this handbook; Further reading; References; Chapter 7: Standard English and the dynamics of ELF variation; Introduction.
Things fall apart? This changes everything?Standard English and standardization; Standard and standards; ELF and StE ideology; 'Compare and contrast': StE and ELF perspectives on some familiar concepts; Standard English and code fixation; Conclusion; Notes; Further reading; References; Chapter 8: Historical perspectives on ELF; Introduction: a recurring theme; Prescriptions of appropriate language; Recodifications of English; Communal and communicative functions; English as an international language; World Englishes and English as a lingua franca; Language variety and variation.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject English language -- Foreign countries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Lingua francas -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
English language -- Globalization -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
English language -- Foreign countries
English language -- Globalization
English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers
Lingua francas
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Handbook
handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author Jenkins, Jennifer, 1950- editor.
Baker, Will (Language teacher), editor.
Dewey, Martin, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Routledge handbook of English as a lingua franca. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018 9781138855328 (DLC) 2017005851 (OCoLC)999630829
ISBN 9781315717173 (e-book ; PDF)
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