Although the majority of English language teachers worldwide are non-native speakers, no research was conducted on these until recently. After pioneering work Robert Phillipson in 1992 and Peter Medgyes 1994, nearly a decade had to elapse for more emerge issues relating teachers. The publication 1999 George Braine's book Nonnative educators teaching appears have encouraged number graduate students scholars this issue, with topics ranging from teachers' perceptions their own identity...

This article reviews the recent literature on English as an International Language (EIL), taking into consideration main implications of such for language teaching. Relevant research non‐native‐speaker (NNS) teachers is discussed, together with their role in context global need teachers, specially EFL countries. It claimed that confluence EIL, increasing appreciation NNS – both ESL and contexts are creating right conditions gradual acceptance a Lingua Franca, consequence decrease...

Journal Article English-Medium Instruction at Universities: Global Challenges Get access A. Doiz, D. Lasagabaster, and J. M. Sierra (eds.) Multilingual Matters 2013, 221 pp., £23.96 ISBN 13 978 1 84769 814 8 Enric Llurda Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ELT Journal, Volume 67, Issue 4, October Pages 497–500, https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cct045 Published: 10 August 2013 history Received: 19 June Accepted: 04 July

Abstract A lot of attention has been devoted in the last 30 years to understanding nativeness and what traditionally called non-nativeness. While many studies have attempted problematize dichotomic division between so-called native speakers non-native speakers, several others specifically focussed on language teaching profession order understand aspects related identity performance teachers who align with either one those two categories. In this paper, we provide a brief overview relevant...

Following Spolsky's definition of language policy, this introductory paper offers a brief reflection on the three main lines research that are represented in special issue regarding relationship between internationalisation and policies higher education: management planning, practices, beliefs. In first part, we comment Englishisation establishment multilingual as responses to globalisation education. The attitudes deriving from interaction English local languages consequence presented...

Abstract Spain has traditionally featured rather low in the rankings measuring knowledge of English by European citizens, and yet been constantly entering different areas Spanish life all levels education. This article delves into efforts made at education to enable school graduates communicate without difficulty. It focuses on how young people conceptualise English: their attitudes towards language what extent they associate it with Inner Circle countries, or whether instead see as a tool...

The characteristics and particular problems faced by non-native speaking (NNS) teachers of foreign languages are being increasingly addressed. NNSs currently constitute the majority language in world, but they have different needs concerns from native speakers (NSs). Research is conducted to uncover these provide better teaching conditions for this group teachers. This paper presents results a questionnaire distributed NNS EFL working all primary secondary education schools mid-size Catalan...

The Erasmus student mobility programme allocates three explicit objectives to the experience of spending a few months studying in another European country: (1) benefit students educationally, linguistically and culturally; (2) promote co-operation between institutions (3) contribute development pool well-qualified, open-minded internationally experienced future professionals [European Commission. 1996. Obstacles Transnational Mobility. Green Paper....

AbstractThe key role of administrative staff in the implementation specific institutional policies at university has often been ignored when analysing or attitudes related to higher education. Consequently, little is known about staff's and involvement relating processes internationalisation multilingualism In order confront this problem, paper intended shed some light on following questions: (1) What features do associate with concepts 'international university' 'multilingual university'?...

Abstract Catalonia and Aragon are two autonomous communities of Spain with different linguistic situations. Whereas is officially bilingual most people can speak both Catalan Spanish, monolingual, only well-defined geographic areas be considered bilingual. One these a relatively narrow strip land that runs along the border between Catalonia, where spoken in addition to Spanish. This area home about 5% population and, therefore, local language does not enjoy same recognition official support...

Despite all the many appearances of terms‘competence’and‘proficiency’in journals, conferences, and dissertations every year, there is still no clear consensus about what exact meaning conveyed by these words is. Neither agreement on particular adjectives that should be attached to term‘competence, since possibilities range from linguistic communicative pragmatic, sociolinguistic, discourse, strategic or transitional. After discussing different uses terms ‘competence’, ‘proficiency’and...

This article analyses the relationship between study abroad through Erasmus Programme, European identity, and role of English as a Lingua Franca in identification processes with Europe. It focuses on three groups higher-education students (N = 155) from different nationalities 26) that participated sojourn contexts which are thought to represent Northern (Oulu, Finland); Eastern (Bucharest, Romania); Southern (Lleida, Catalonia) The follows PRE–POST design, corresponding beginning end...

Cultural diversity in the classrooms is a relatively recent phenomenon Spain, but teachers and students alike have had to go through an adaptation new sociological situation brought about by immigration wave of last ten years. Schools, especially public ones, incorporated great number who were born spent most their lives abroad, therefore bring set values, cultures languages that may differ from dominant ones local communities. This paper reports on results obtained questionnaire focused...

Abstract The emergence of English as a tool for global communication among multilingual speakers poses relevant challenges to traditional ways learning and teaching the language. To this end, teacher education becomes crucial importance not only raise students’ awareness status language, but also align their practices in way that respond changes brought about by Lingua Franca (ELF) research, from an Anglocentric monolingual-based perspective pluricentric representation environments. In...