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Non-native attitudes towards teaching English as a lingua franca in Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2012

Chloe Groom
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English as a lingua franca (ELF) is a means of communication in English between speakers who have different first languages. While some definitions (e.g. House, 2003) exclude native speakers of English (NSs) from ELF interactions, others allow NSs to take part in ELF interactions as long as they defer to ELF norms (Jenkins, 2009b). In order for an interaction to be classified as ELF, however, NS contributions are always expected to be minimal (Jenkins, 2009b: 41). ELF is therefore mainly, if not exclusively, used between non-native speakers of English (NNSs).

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English Today , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , March 2012 , pp. 50 - 57
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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