1.1.3 ELF Discourse
Review Materials
Welcome to “The English as a Lingua Franca discourse” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. This Section aims at describing the discourse of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and delineating the features which are crucial in establishing effective communication in ELF contexts, most especially between non-native speakers. To this end, it focuses on issues related to variability, pragmatics, pronunciation and misunderstandings in ELF interactions, highlighting how these may facilitate or impede mutual understanding. This Section includes 4 Activities in total.
[Note: In the Power Point presentation of this section, Activities 1, 2, 3 and 4 are accidentally referred to as Activities 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively.]
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Supplementary Materials
Click here to download the Power Point Presentation used in the video.
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Click here to watch the video “ENGLISH LANG: Pragmatics - David Crystal”.
Click here to watch the video “Negotiation of meaning”.
Click here to watch the video “How to Teach Pronunciation for English as a Lingua Franca Use”
Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Variability in ELF
- Activity 2: What is pragmatics?
- Activity 3: Negotiation of meaning
- Activity 4: Pronunciation teaching *
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How to cite this section:
Bayyurt, Y. and Şentürk, H. (2021). The English as a Lingua Franca discourse [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/156-1-1-3-elf-discourse)
1.1.1 Defining English as a Lingua Franca
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Defining English as a Lingua Franca” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. Here you will come across different definitions of English as a Lingua Franca so that you can reflect upon them and acquire a critical understanding of this concept. This Section includes 3 Activities in total.
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Supplementary Materials
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Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Defining ELF
- Activity 2: The role of Native and Non-native speakers
- Activity 3: ELF – Perspectives as a user and teacher *
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How to cite this section:
Cavalheiro, L., Guerra, L. and Pereira, R. (2021). Defining English as a Lingua Franca [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/154-1-1-1-defining-english-as-a-lingua-franca)
1. Using English
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Using English” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. This Section refers to the importance of looking at the real world and realizing how English is used, by whom, under what circumstances and with what competences. Emphasis is placed on the parameters that “govern” language communication, especially in view of the current global character of English. This Section also provides an overview of the aims of the sub-Sections of “English as a Lingua Franca” and “Linguistic diversity”, each of which focuses on specific aspects related to using English nowadays. This Section includes two Activities in total.
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Supplementary Materials
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Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Differences in language use
- Activity 2: Domains of language use *
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How to cite this section:
Sifakis, N. (2021). Using English [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/152-1-using-english)
1.1.2 Key issues in using English as a Lingua Franca
Review Materials
Welcome to the “Key issues in using English as a Lingua Franca” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. In this Section we critically discuss several major issues when attempting to identify the fundamental characteristics of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Firstly, we introduce the concept of identity construction of the user of English and the relationship between identity and ELF. Secondly, we explain the idea of ownership of English and how the concepts of identity and ownership are interconnected. Then, we introduce the debate over Standard vs. Non-standard English. Next, mutual intelligibility and the use of communication strategies in linguaculturally diverse interactions in English are examined. Afterwards, we present key features of multilingual contexts of ELF and finally, the intercultural nature of ELF communicative interactions are analysed. This Section includes 4 Activities in total.
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Supplementary Materials
Click here to download the Power Point Presentation used in the video.
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Click here to listen to the audio file “Non-native speaker recording”
Click here to watch the video “Sakis Rouvas interview”.
Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Your experience as a user and teacher of English
- Activity 2: Defining terms
- Activity 3: Non-native speaker listening exercise
- Activity 4: Non-native speaker Eurovision interview *
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How to cite this section:
Cavalheiro, L., Guerra, L. and Pereira, R. (2021). Key issues in using English as a Lingua Franca [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/155-1-1-2-key-issues-in-using-english-as-a-lingua-franca)
1.1 ELF
Review Materials
Welcome to the “English as a Lingua Franca” Section of the ENRICH CPD Course. In this Section, you will find useful introductory information about World Englishes and International English, and the role of English as a global language and as an international lingua franca. This Section includes 3 Activities in total.
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Supplementary Materials
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Click here to watch the video “How English became a global language”.
Click here to watch the video “Global English with David Crystal”.
Click here to watch the video “David Crystal - What do you most enjoy about the English language?”.
Activities
This Section includes the following Activities:
- Activity 1: Use of English
- Activity 2: English as a global language
- Activity 3: What do you most enjoy about the English language? *
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How to cite this section:
Cavalheiro, L., Guerra, L. and Pereira, R. (2021). English as a Lingua Franca [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/153-1-1-elf)
0. Introduction
Review Materials
The present introductory Section provides an overview of the Course. It describes the aims, overall layout and content of the Course, as well as the possible ways in which it can be navigated. Special emphasis is placed on the tasks that you, that is, the prospective participant of the Course, are invited to carry out. Going through this Section is highly important in order for you to understand what the Course is about and how you could get the most out of it, regardless of whether you are participating in it on your own, that is, in a self-study mode, or in a group supported by a teacher educator and/or a mentor. This Section also includes a brief Introductory Questionnaire which you are asked to complete before going through the rest of the Sections.
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Supplementary Materials
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Activities
This Section includes only one Activity:
- Activity 1: Introductory Questionnaire *
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How to cite this section:
Sifakis, N. (2021). Introduction [Online Lecture]. In N. Sifakis and S. Kordia (Eds.), The ENRICH Continuous Professional Development Course. The ENRICH Project. (http://enrichproject.eu/lessons/151-0-introduction)