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Developing competence for ELF communication through pedagogical lingua franca immersion by Kohn, Kurt

“…Communicating in English as a lingua franca (ELF) exchanges is not fundamentally different from communicating in everyday exchanges. It should therefore be…”
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EDITORIAL by Alexiou, Thomai

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Adapting ELT class material within the ELF-aware perspective: Voices from the classroom by Tsantila, Natasha, Glava, Maria, Pramateftaki, Elissavet

“…Drawn upon ELF awareness, this paper showcases instructional interventions performed by two practitioners working in two multilingual state schools in Greece…”
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An alternative observation-based approach to assessing oracy skills within a multicultural EFL context by Kouvdou, Androniki

“…The widespread use of English as a lingua franca (henceforth ELF), namely a contact language between speakers from different lingua-cultural backgrounds…”
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"You are what you have learnt": The impact of ELT teachers' teaching and learning experience on their culture teaching practices by Pattaraworathum, Nattida

“…This qualitative case study examines factors affecting ELT teachers' culture teaching practices in an English language classroom of a private school in…”
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Enhancing phonological competence through ELF-aware instructional practices in the Greek multicultural context by Georgountzou, Anastasia, Tsantila, Natasha

“…The present study attempts to explore whether and to which extent the recent theoretical standpoints towards pronunciation teaching have been incorporated in…”
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ELF and visual literacy: Non-prescriptive writing triggered by wordless picturebooks by Karavia, Katerina, Calfoglou, Christine

“…While ELF awareness has given rise to the "perception of the English language learner as an efficient user of English in their own right" (Sifakis, 2019, p.3),…”
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Development of ELF-aware materials to foster the use of communication strategies in the ELT classroom by Antonello, Monica

“…English nowadays can no longer be related solely to Standard English and an Anglo-centred standpoint, but it needs to be understood from a wider perspective,…”
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Introduction to the Special Issue on 'Integrating ELF in Education': Practical insights from ELT classrooms around the world by Kordia, Stefania

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Towards a more ELF-aware pedagogy through materials adaptation: The global identity perspective by Kreonidou, Georgia

“…The previous decades have witnessed an increased level of mobility and subsequently a great exchange of communication and contacts among citizens of the world…”
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Enhancement of pronunciation and listening skills in a private lesson in the Greek EFL context by Krassakopoulou, Maria Niki, Georgountzou, Anastasia

“…This case study aims to recognize and address pronunciation and listening comprehension challenges encountered by a Russian-speaking student during individual…”
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Promoting intercultural and transcultural awareness through a telecollaboration programme in Indonesia by Vinanda, Leviana

“…This paper describes a study that examined the affordances of an intercultural programme of telecollaboration to promote the intercultural and transcultural…”
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Introduction to the Special Issue on 'Integrating ELF in Education': The role of teacher education by Kordia, Stefania

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Primary Teacher Education: Reflections on pedagogical perspectives from Global Englishes and ELF by Vettorel, Paola

“…Research in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and its pedagogical implications has underlined how Language Teacher Education plays a fundamental role in…”
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Teacher-identified spaces for integrating ELF-aware instruction: Teacher professionalism and local ecology by Chvala, Lynell, Flognfeldt, Mona Evelyn

“…Globalization and migration have led to increased multilingualism and the reconceptualization of English as a (multi-)lingua franca (ELF) for teaching and…”
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Language education in plurilingual contexts: Challenges and perspectives within an ELF-aware approach by Lopriore, Lucilla

“…The rise of ELF in an increasingly multilingual society presents a great array of challenges as regards teachers' stereotypical perspectives, generating the…”
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ELT: Competence Training or Education in Capability? by Seidlhofer, Barbara, Widdowson, Henry

“…The generally accepted objective of ELT is to get learners to achieve communicative competence, defined in reference to native speaker norms of usage. Success…”
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EFL teachers' journey from ELF-aware perceptions to ELF-aware teaching by Cavalheiro, Lili, Guerra, Luís, Pereira, Ricardo

“…EFL classrooms have traditionally promoted a native-speaker perspective associated with standard British and/or American English, along with these…”
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Fostering ELF awareness in teacher education: A study case based on a Brazilian English Corpus by Oliveira, Daniel Vasconcelos Brasileiro, Porfirio, Lucielen

“…English as a lingua franca (ELF) is a dynamic, integrative and plurilinguistic mode of communication that encompasses various resources to enhance meaning,…”
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Engaging with Global Englishes and cultures through movies: A bottom-up curricular initiative by Lin, Shu-wen

“…This paper presents the results of an action research project investigating a Global Englishes course offered at a Taiwanese university, in the context of…”
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