Teaching English as a Lingua Franca

Teaching English as a Lingua Franca is an authoritative analysis of why and how English is used as an international language and an argument for teaching it differently. It is the result of both academic investigation and practical experience, but, above all, of the conviction that a change is necessary. The authors reformulate EFL (English as a Foreign Language) as ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) the way language is now used and will be used in the future hoping to effect a serious shift in our
pedagogy and practice.

The book aims to:

• help teachers understand the concept of English as a Lingua Franca;
• help learners to operate as users of English as a global language;
• provide opportunities to move towards a new approach to ELT.