Culture and Identity through English as a Lingua Franca

Will Baker

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2015

Culture and Identity through English as a Lingua Franca

Rethinking Concepts and Goals in Intercultural Communication

Will Baker

Volume 8 in the series Developments in English as a Lingua Franca [DELF]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501502149

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About this book

The use of English as a global lingua franca has given rise to new challenges and approaches in our understanding of language and communication. One area where ELF (English as a lingua franca) studies, both from an empirical and theoretical orientation, have the potential for significant developments is in our understanding of the relationships between language, culture and identity. ELF challenges traditional assumptions concerning the purposed 'inexorable' link between a language and a culture. Due to the multitude of users and contexts of ELF communication the supposed language, culture and identity correlation, often conceived at the national level, appears simplistic and naïve. However, it is equally naïve to assume that ELF is a culturally and identity neutral form of communication. All communication involves participants, purposes, contexts and histories, none of which are 'neutral'. Thus, we need new approaches to understanding the relationship between language, culture and identity which are able to account for the multifarious and dynamic nature of ELF communication.

Author information

Will Baker, University of Southampton, UK

Reviews

"In any event, the book constitutes a successful attempt to address the issue of intercultural communication in an ELF paradigm, and it will be interesting to see if the model it presents can or will be applied in other settings."
Fan (Gabriel) Fang in: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development 2016

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Frontmatter Accessible Download PDF	i
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	vii
Table of contents Accessible Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1. Introduction Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Intercultural communication and ELF Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	15
Chapter 3. Understanding culture through ELF Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	45
Chapter 4. Culture and identity through English as a lingua franca Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	105
Chapter 5. Re-examining intercultural communicative competence: intercultural awareness Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	133
Chapter 6. ELF and intercultural awareness: implications for English language teaching Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	174
Chapter 7. Putting it into practice: A study of a course in ELF and ICA for language learners in Thailand Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	203
Chapter 8. Conclusion Requires Authentication Accessible Download PDF	232
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Audience: English Teachers; Intercultural Communication Trainers
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 284
Keywords: English as a Lingua Franca; Intercultural Communication; Culture; Identity; Education

eBook

Published: July 1, 2015
ISBN: 9781501502149

Hardcover

Published: June 26, 2015
ISBN: 9781501510625

Paperback

Published: June 26, 2017
ISBN: 9781501515880