In this article, I address issues, concepts and empirical insights that have profoundly shaped
my view of English as a lingua franca (ELF) and of the pedagogical lessons to be learned for …

English as a lingua franca and EFL got off on the wrong foot (Swan, 2012; Widdowson,
2013). At the centre of the dispute are seemingly irreconcilable views regarding the goal and …

ABSTRACT The Standard English (SE) preference firmly anchored in many English
teachers' attitudes and practices has been identified as a major problem hindering speaker …

This chapter discusses cognitive ontologies of English in the light of English as a Lingua
Franca (ELF) research, exploring usage-based approaches and the role of usage norms. It …

In this paper we propose that careful analysis of educators' ontological beliefs concerning
English and other languages can be interpreted from their attitudinal discourse and can …

This study sought to examine how professional identities of English Language Teacher
Educators (ELTEs) evolved considering current socio-political factors surrounding Teaching …

What is there in the world that we refer to as 'the English language'? Is it more than one
thing? If so, how many? And what is their ontological status? For those of us engaged in …

A major challenge for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
professionals is how to address the learning needs of diverse learners for whom a …

In secondary English as a Foreign Language (EFL) instructional contexts, textbooks
constitute a major and highly influential vector of foreign language input. To date, numerous …

English has developed into a global language, spoken in numerous varieties and used as a
lingua franca worldwide. Consequently, scholars have argued for a shift in English language …