English as a Lingua Franca by Ian Mackenzie, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching Englishexamines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching. Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive and negative accounts of English as a lingua franca, and its linguistic features, within the context of:native and World Englishesmultilingualism and intercultural communicationsociolinguistic issues including accent and identityclassroom teaching and learningEnglish as a Lingua Francais a useful guide for teachers and trainee teachers, and will be essential reading for advanced students and linguists concerned with multilingualism, language contact, language learning, language change, and the place of English in the world today. | English as a Lingua Franca by Ian Mackenzie, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters