The monster and the zombie: English as a lingua franca and the Latin analogy
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Antje Wilton,
Antje Wilton is professor for English and Applied Linguistics at the University of Siegen, Germany. Her research projects include cross-cultural advertising, conversation analytic investigations of translational activities in everyday conversation, the development of sociolinguistic learning units for an integrated language curriculum and folk conceptions of multilingualism. She is co- editor of the 2011 volume in the AILA Applied Linguistics Series and has worked for AILA since 2003. Since 2011, she has been AILA-Europe Coordinator. She is the co-convener of the AILA Research Network on Folk Linguistics and head of the Siegen Institute for Language and Communication at the Workplace (SISIB).
Abstract
This article discusses how current sociolinguistic research in ELF, a comparison of English and Latin as linguae francae (the Latin analogy) and language teaching can be drawn upon to bring the phenomenon of ELF to the attention of young language users and learners in order to help them understand what is happening in the linguistic world around them. The discussion involves considerations of the following issues: (1) the emotionally charged debates, both academically and publicly, of English as a lingua franca; (2) sociolinguistic research on English as a lingua franca; (3) the Latin analogy, making reference to the historical development of Latin as an indicator for the future development of English; (4) the integration of sociolinguistic issues such as the use of English as a lingua franca into the language curriculum; and (5) the development of cross-curricular language teaching units.
About the author
Antje Wilton is professor for English and Applied Linguistics at the University of Siegen, Germany. Her research projects include cross-cultural advertising, conversation analytic investigations of translational activities in everyday conversation, the development of sociolinguistic learning units for an integrated language curriculum and folk conceptions of multilingualism. She is co- editor of the 2011 volume in the AILA Applied Linguistics Series and has worked for AILA since 2003. Since 2011, she has been AILA-Europe Coordinator. She is the co-convener of the AILA Research Network on Folk Linguistics and head of the Siegen Institute for Language and Communication at the Workplace (SISIB).
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Articles in the same Issue
- Masthead
- ELF authentication and accommodation strategies in crosscultural immigration encounters
- ELF and translation and interpreting: common ground, common interest, common cause
- Frequencies of vague expressions in English as an academic lingua franca
- ELF and super-diversity: a case study of ELF multilingual practices from a business context
- ELF in international supervision: a nexus analysis approach
- The monster and the zombie: English as a lingua franca and the Latin analogy
- English as a lingua franca: myths and facts
- English as a lingua franca: a pedagogical perspective
- ELF and EFL: are they really different?
- Anglophone-centric attitudes and the globalization of English
- Book Reviews
