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English as a Lingua Franca: attitude and identity

Jenkins, Jennifer (2007) English as a Lingua Franca: attitude and identity, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, 296pp.

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Description:

Based on research conducted among teachers in Europe, East Asia, and Latin;

Examines the role of standard language ideology in ELF attitude formation;

Critiques current SLA theories and ELT practices;

Demonstrates links between ELF accent attitudes and ELF identities;

Includes proposals for making ELT pedagogy and testing more relevant.

The first book to explore attitudes towards ELF accents and their influence on ELF identities.

From the perspective of the speakers themselves, this book explores attitudes towards ELF accents and their effects on ELF speakers' identities, and considers how teacher education can address the problems.

Item Type:Book
ISBN:9780194422376 (paperback)
Related URLs:http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogu...0194422376
Subjects:H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
P Language and Literature > PE English
Divisions:University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > Modern Languages
ePrint ID:46169
Deposited On:23 May 2007
Last Modified:26 Mar 2010 22:51

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