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SUMMARY:English as a Lingua Franca: Past\, Present\, and (Possible) Future
  - Professor Jennifer Jenkins\, Southampton University
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CONTACT:Lucian Stephenson
DESCRIPTION:Research into the phenomenon now widely known as 'English as a
  Lingua Franca'\, or ELF for short\, was originally concerned with identif
 ying ELF features. It was thought in those early days that we might one da
 y be able to identify and codify ‘varieties’ of ELF as has been done w
 ith varieties of World Englishes from mother tongue and postcolonial Engli
 sh speaking countries. At that stage\, most ELF research focused on phonol
 ogy/phonetics\, lexicogrammar\, and pragmatics. As the body of research gr
 ew\, however\, it became clear that ELF and World Englishes are rather dif
 ferent phenomena\, and that because ELF transcends rather than sits within
  national/language boundaries\, a World Englishes varieties approach was i
 nappropriate. Attention in ELF research then switched to exploring how ELF
  functions across these boundaries\, to its essential fluidity\, and to th
 e ways in which speakers from a range of different language backgrounds ne
 gotiate meaning among themselves. Most recently\, the role of multilingual
 ism in ELF has been re-examined and repositioned. In my talk\, I will disc
 uss the evolution of ELF research from its beginnings to the present day\,
  and consider the possible future of ELF.\n\n*Bio*\n\nJennifer Jenkins hol
 ds the Chair of Global Englishes at the University of Southampton where sh
 e is also founding director of the Centre for Global Englishes. She has be
 en conducting empirical research into English as a Lingua Franca for over 
 25 years\, and has published extensively on the subject\, including three 
 monographs: The Phonology of English as an International Language (OUP 200
 0)\, English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity (OUP 2007)\, and En
 glish as a Lingua Franca in the International University (Rutledge 2014). 
 She is also the author of a university course book\, Global Englishes\, Ro
 utledge 2015\, 3rd ed.).
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, Ro
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