English as a Lingua Franca in Teacher Education A Brazilian Perspective

A lingua franca perspective into English language teaching in Brazil has only recently take flight. As an emerging economy, the country faces enormous challenges when it comes to language education in schools, where English has traditionally been taught as a foreign language. This collection brings...

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Main Authors Gimenez, Telma, Salles El Kadri, Michele, Cabrini Simões Calvo, Luciana
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany De Gruyter 2017
De Gruyter Mouton
De Gruyter, Inc
Edition1
SeriesDevelopments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]
Subjects
Brazil
ELF in Brazil
Englisch
English language
Foreign speakers
Global English
Globalization
Language
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Language Teaching
Study and teaching
Teacher Education
Brazil
Language Teaching
ELF in Brazil
Global English
Teacher Education
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ISBN1501503855
9781501503856
1501511777
9781501511776
9781501503795
1501503790
DOI10.1515/9781501511776

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Summary:A lingua franca perspective into English language teaching in Brazil has only recently take flight. As an emerging economy, the country faces enormous challenges when it comes to language education in schools, where English has traditionally been taught as a foreign language. This collection brings the perspectives of academics and language practitioners in their efforts to incorporate an ELF approach into teacher education, thus offering a voice sorely missed in the international community interested in developing new approaches to English in a global world.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1501503855
9781501503856
1501511777
9781501511776
9781501503795
1501503790
DOI:10.1515/9781501511776