English as a lingua franca in teacher education : a Brazilian perspective / edited by Telma Gimenez, Michele Salles El Kadri, Luciana Cabrini Simões Calvo.
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...
Uniform Title: | Developments in English as a lingua franca ;
volume 10. |
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Main Authors: | |
Language: | English |
Published: |
[Berlin] :
De Gruyter Mouton,
[2018]
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Series: | Developments in English as a lingua franca ;
volume 10. |
Subjects: | |
Physical Description: | vi, 236 pages : some color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Format: | Book |
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. |
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Call Number: | PE1128.A2 E467 2018 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781501511776 1501511777 |
ISSN: | 2192-8177 ; |