The cultural and intercultural dimensions of English as a Lingua Franca / edited by Prue Holmes and Fred Dervin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holmes, Prue, editor.

Dervin, Fred, 1974- editor.

Series:

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 29.

Languages for intercultural communication and education ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercultural communication.

Multicultural education.

Lingua francas.

Language and languages--Variation.

Language and languages.

Cross-cultural orientation.

Language and education.

Language and culture.

Physical Description:

xv, 221 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, [2016]

Summary:

This book investigates the cultural and intercultural aspects of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF). Authors discuss how 'culture' and the 'intercultural' can be understood, theorised and operationalised in ELF, and how the concepts can be integrated into formats of ELF-oriented learning and teaching. The various cultural connotations are also discussed (ideological, political, religious and historical) and whether it is possible to use and/or teach a lingua franca as if it were culturally neutral. The chapters consider the communication and pedagogical implications of the cultural and intercultural dimensions of ELF and offer suggestions for new directions in ELF research, pedagogy and curriculum development. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Interconnections and Inter-Relationships Between Interculturality and ELF

1 Lingua Francas in a World of Migrations / Karen Risager Risager, Karen 33

2 Interculturalities of English as a Lingua Franca: international Communication and Multicultural Awareness in the Greek Context / Richard Fay Fay, Richard, Nicos Sifakis Sifakis, Nicos, Vally Lytra Lytra, Vally 50

3 Culture and Language in Intercultural Communication, English as a Lingua Franca and English Language Teaching: Points of Convergence and Conflict / Will Baker Baker, Will 70

Part 2 Grounding Conceptual Understandings of Interculturality in ELF Communication

4 Talking Cultural Identities into Being in ELF Interactions: An Investigation of International Postgraduate Students in the United Kingdom / Chris Jenks Jenks, Chris 93

5 Conflict Talk and ELF Communities of Practice / Anne Kari Bjørge Bjørge, Anne Kari 114

6 Intercultural Misunderstanding Revisited: Cultural Difference as a (non) Source of Misunderstanding in ELF Communication / Jagdish Kaur Kaur, Jagdish 134

7 Finnish Engineers' Trajectories of Socialisation into Global Working Life: From Language Learners to BELF Users and the Emergence of a Finnish Way of Speaking English / Tiina Räisänen Räisänen, Tiina 157

8 The Local Purposes of a Global Language: English as an Intracultural Communicative Medium in China / Eric S. Henry Henry, Eric S. 180

Part 3 Commentary

9 Intercultural Communication and the Possibility of English as a Lingua Franca / John O'Regan O'Regan, John 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783095094

1783095091

9781783095087

1783095083

OCLC:

925426464