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Implications of English as an International Language for Language Pedagogy

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  • Kim Hua Tan
  • Atieh Farashaiyan
  • Rahman Sahragard
  • Fatemeh Faryabi

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The position of the English language in the world has recently underwent an enormous shift. The global spread of English has altered its status from being a homogeneous and standard language spoken by a few powerful countries into an international language or lingua franca spoken by a wide variety of speakers around the world (Llurda, 2014). The unprecedented global demand, use, and appropriation of English as an international language (EIL) necessitates a profession-wide response to English language learning, teaching, teacher education, assessment, and policy. The international status of English and increase in the number of EIL learners require a teaching agenda that incorporates pedagogical approaches that teach English based on EIL principles (Matsuda, 2017). The current study attempts to discuss the implications of EIL on issues related to language pedagogy, such as culture and intercultural competence in EIL, native-like competence, English teachers in the EIL pedagogy, language assessment in EIL and EIL teacher education. The studies show that EIL as a means of intercultural communication in a wide range of contexts calls for a reconceptualisation of language pedagogy It is concluded that despite the extensive discussions on the role of students’ first language culture for EIL learners, English textbooks and classrooms continue to rely on the target culture and ignore the students’ own culture. Therefore, EIL has yet to be fully incorporated language education despite extensive studies that have been conducted on its role.

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  • Kim Hua Tan & Atieh Farashaiyan & Rahman Sahragard & Fatemeh Faryabi, 2020. "Implications of English as an International Language for Language Pedagogy," International Journal of Higher Education, Sciedu Press, vol. 9(1), pages 1-22, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:jfr:ijhe11:v:9:y:2020:i:1:p:22
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    1. Nguyen Duc Chinh, 2013. "Cultural Diversity in English Language Teaching: Learners’ Voices," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 6(4), pages 1-1, April.
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