We are facing a gradual but unstoppable change in both the components and the approaches adopted in teacher education courses for foreign language teachers, specifically in those for teachers of English. Raising teachers’ awareness of the current plurality of English and of its extended role as a lingua franca can indeed have significant repercussions in English language teaching and learning practices. Since the textbook remains one of the main pedagogic tools and reference points both for teachers and learners, teacher education should include moments devoted to a critical reflection upon and analysis of existing materials within a world Englishes (WE)- and English as a lingua franca (ELF)-aware perspective.
WE/ELF Awareness in English Language Teacher Education: Starting from Materials
Paola Vettorel;Lucilla Lopriore
2018-01-01
Abstract
We are facing a gradual but unstoppable change in both the components and the approaches adopted in teacher education courses for foreign language teachers, specifically in those for teachers of English. Raising teachers’ awareness of the current plurality of English and of its extended role as a lingua franca can indeed have significant repercussions in English language teaching and learning practices. Since the textbook remains one of the main pedagogic tools and reference points both for teachers and learners, teacher education should include moments devoted to a critical reflection upon and analysis of existing materials within a world Englishes (WE)- and English as a lingua franca (ELF)-aware perspective.
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