EAN: 9783110322859

ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA IN WIDER NETWORKING ...

This series welcomes book proposals detailing innovative and cutting edge research and
theorisation in the field of English as a lingua franca (ELF)  in essence  English as the
chosen medium of communication among people from different first languages. The unprecedented
use of English as an international lingua franca  largely because of its relationship with the
processes of globalisation  has led to the realization that conventional attitudes to English
and approaches to its study need to be critically examined. This has resulted in a very
considerable and fast-growing field of research that is concerned both with the sociolinguistic
significance of English as lingua franca as a naturally adaptive linguistic development and
with its theoretical as well as applied linguistic implications. ELF  as phenomenon and as
study  is not only diverse and emergent  it is also controversial and rapidly gaining in
importance. The purpose of the series is to offer a wide forum for work on ELF  including
aspects such as descriptions and analyses of ELF  ELF use in a range of domains including
education (primary  secondary and tertiary)  business  tourism  conceptual works challenging
current assumptions about English use and usage  works exploring the implications of ELF for
English language policy  pedagogy  and practice  and ELF in relation to global multilingualism.
Finally  in line with the subject matter of the series  authors are not required to use native
English  but to write in a way that is intelligible to a wide international readership. To our
knowledge  Developments in English as a Lingua Franca is the first book series to build this
approach into its official policy. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal  please
contact Natalie Fecher.

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