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An analysis of ELF-oriented features in ELT coursebooks

Are attitudes towards non-native varieties changing in English language teaching policy and practice in Japan?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2014

Reiko Takahashi
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Due to its rise as a global means of communication, the English language has been increasingly used by and between non-native speakers (henceforth NNSs), leading to a growing interest in what has come to be known as English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in English language teaching (ELT). As noted by Jenkins (2006: 159), ‘many of those who start out thinking they are learning English as a foreign language end up using it as a lingua franca’. This suggests that ELT materials need to be developed in ways that correspond with the emerging needs of such language learners. However, ‘the prevailing orientation in […] ELT materials still remains undoubtedly towards ENL [English as a Native Language]’ (Jenkins, 2012: 487). It is not yet clear how well ELF perspectives have been integrated into teaching materials to date.

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English Today , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 28 - 34
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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