Raising senior secondary school students’ awareness of Global Englishes using a presentation task

Thesis

English is often used as a global lingua franca by speakers of different linguistic backgrounds, who shape the language to achieve their communication purposes. This practice adds to the linguistic diversity of a language which, far from being the monolithic entity which the English language teaching industry proposes, enjoys as many varieties as the communities of speakers who employ it in their formal and informal interactions. Some sociolinguists, thus, posit the adoption of a Global Engli...

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Authors: Andreani, C

• Type of award: MSc taught course
• Level of award: Masters
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: presentation tasks; solicited journals; English as a Lingua Franca; pre- and post-test design; World Englishes; Global Englishes; transformative pedagogy; classroom-based study