English as a Lingua Franca: Empirical studies and pedagogical implications - Einzelansicht

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In the course ‘English as a Lingua Franca: Empirical studies and pedagogical implications’ we will be looking at the emergence of ELF as a field of studies and its developments throughout the years. We will review ELF research, discuss its methods and findings as well as implications to English teaching and learning. For the first part of the course, students are expected to read and discuss at least one article a week. After that, students will work in groups on mini-research projects, for which they will need to collect and analyze ELF data. The results of the mini-research projects will be described in a short research report and presented to colleagues in innovative formats (e.g., videos, podcasts).