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.]
Click below to watch the video of this Section:
Supplementary Materials
Click here to download the Power Point Presentation used in the video.
Click here to download the transcript of the video.
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 *
Click here to download the Activities in a printable format.
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)