Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in
Book cover

Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning pp 141–160Cite as

Palgrave Macmillan

What Does ‘Teaching English as a Lingua Franca’ Mean? Insights from University ELF Instructors

  • Chapter
  • First Online:

Part of the book series: New Language Learning and Teaching Environments ((NLLTE))

Abstract

With the growing international use of English, many university ELT programs in Japan embrace the concept of ‘English as an international language’ and undoubtedly set native-like ability as their goal. This chapter focuses on a program in one university that has challenged this idea and adopted a cutting-edge theory of language, ‘English as a Lingua Franca (ELF),’ as its pedagogical principle. It describes program instructors’ attempts to apply ELF in the classroom and the difficulties that managerial issues of the university had brought to their practices. One important lesson from their experiences is that before an innovation is put in action, a thorough simulation of the limitations and impacts on the academic and practical aspects of its operation at all levels is vital for the innovation’s success.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.

Chapter
USD   29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD   139.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD   179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD   179.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Learn about institutional subscriptions

Notes

  1. 1.

    Inner Circle is the pioneering World Englishes scholar, Kachru’s (1992) term to indicate courtiers where English is used as a first language by the majority of people, such as the USA and the UK.

References

  • Abe, Y. (2017). Shijo-saiaku no eigo-seisaku: Uso-darake no yonginou kamban [The worst-ever ELT policy: Promotion of four skills with all the lies]. Tokyo: Hitsuji-shobo.

    Google Scholar 

  • Aspinall, R. (2013). International education policy in Japan in an age of globalisation and risk. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.

    Book  Google Scholar 

  • Bayyurt, Y., & Sifakis, N. (2017). Foundations of an EIL-aware teacher education. In A. Matsuda (Ed.), Preparing teachers to teach English as an international language (pp. 3–18). Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

    Google Scholar 

  • Blair, A. (2017). Standard language models, variable lingua franca goals: How can ELF-aware teacher education square the circle? Journal of English as a Lingua Franca,6(2), 345–366.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cogo, A., & House, J. (2018). The pragmatics of ELF. In J. Jenkins, W. Baker, & M. Dewey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (pp. 210–223). Oxon: Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

  • Dewey, M. (2012). Towards a post-normative approach: Learning the pedagogy of ELF. Journal of English as a Lingua Franca,1(1), 141–170.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Dewey, M., & Patsko, L. (2018). ELF and teacher education. In J. Jenkins, W. Baker, & M. Dewey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (pp. 441–455). Oxon: Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

  • Graddol, D. (2006). English next. London: British Council.

    Google Scholar 

  • Illés, E. (2016). Issues in ELF-aware teacher education. Journal of English as a Lingua Franca,5(1), 135–145.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jenkins, J. (2000). The phonology of English as an international language. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jenkins, J. (2006). Current perspectives on teaching world Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca. TESOL Quarterly,40(1), 157–181.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Jenkins, J. (2015). Global Englishes: A resource book for students (3rd ed.). London: Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jenkins, J. (2017). English as a Lingua Franca in the expanding circle. In M. Filppula, J. Klemola, & D. Sharma (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of world Englishes (pp. 549–566). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jenkins, J., Baker, W., & Dewey, M. (Eds.). (2018). The Routledge handbook of English as a Lingua Franca. Oxon: Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kachru, B. (1992). Teaching world Englishes. In B. Kachru (Ed.), The other tongue: English across cultures (2nd ed., pp. 355–365). Oxford: Pargamon.

    Google Scholar 

  • Kachru, B. (2005). Asian Englishes: Beyond the canon. Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Lowenberg, P. (2012). Assessing proficiency in EIL. In A. Matsuda (Ed.), Principles and practices of teaching English as an international language (pp. 84–102). Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • McNamara, T. (2012). English as a Lingua Franca: The challenge for language. Journal of English as a Lingua Franca,1(1), 199–202.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rampton, B. (1990). Displacing the “native speaker”: Expertise, affiliation and inheritance. ELT Journal,44(2), 97–101.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Rivers, D. (2013). Institutionalized native-speakerism: Voices of dissents and acts of resistance. In S. A. Houghton & D. Rivers (Eds.), Native-speakerism in Japan: Intergroup dynamics in foreign language education (pp. 75–91). Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Seargeant, P. (2016). World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca: A changing context for ELT. In H. Graham (Ed.), The Routledge handbook of English language teaching (pp. 13–25). Oxon: Routledge.

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  • Seidlhofer, B. (2001). Closing a conceptual gap: The case for a description of English as a Lingua Franca. International Journal of Applied Linguistics,11(2), 133–158.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Seidlhofer, B. (2011). Understanding English as a Lingua Franca. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Sifakis, N., & Bayyurt, Y. (2015). Educating the ELF-aware teacher: Insight from a teacher training project. World Englishes,34(3), 471–484.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Sifakis, N., & Bayyurt, Y. (2018). ELF-aware teaching, learning and teacher development. In J. Jenkins, W. Baker, & M. Dewey (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of English as a Lingua Franca (pp. 456–465). Oxford: Routledge.

    Google Scholar 

  • Smith, L. E. (Ed.). (1983). Readings in English as an international language. Oxford: Pergamon Press.

    Google Scholar 

  • Yoshida, A. (2014). ‘Grobaru-jinzai no ikusei’ to nihon no daigaku-kyouiku [“Global human resource development” and university education in Japan: From the perspective of “localism” in discussion among actors]. Kyouikugaku Kenkyu,81(2), 164–175.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Tamagawa University, Machida, Tokyo, Japan

    Ayako Suzuki

Authors
  1. Ayako Suzuki
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Ayako Suzuki .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Education, Anaheim University, Anaheim, CA, USA

    Hayo Reinders

  2. Department of Languages, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    Hayo Reinders

  3. School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan

    Stephen Ryan

  4. Department of Languages, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand

    Sachiko Nakamura

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 The Author(s)

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Suzuki, A. (2019). What Does ‘Teaching English as a Lingua Franca’ Mean? Insights from University ELF Instructors. In: Reinders, H., Ryan, S., Nakamura, S. (eds) Innovation in Language Teaching and Learning. New Language Learning and Teaching Environments. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12567-7_8

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12567-7_8

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-12566-0

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-12567-7

  • eBook Packages: Social SciencesSocial Sciences (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation