Developing an ELF-aware intercultural purpose in the Thai university context

TY - CHAP

T1 - Developing an ELF-aware intercultural purpose in the Thai university context

AU - Tantiniranat, Sutraphorn

AU - Fay, Richard

N1 - This peer-reviewed chapter forms part of a volume edited by, and including contributions from, leading figures in the current theorisation of English as a lingua franca (ELF) and the educational application of ELF research. The volume advocates, and exemplifies how, an ELF approach can be used to reposition the globally dominant, but increasingly critiqued, approach to English language teaching, i.e. English as a foreign language (EFL). Our chapter innovatively brings together the educational potential of the long-established discussion of teaching English for Intercultural Communication (EIC) with the more recent focus on ELF-aware teaching. The chapter extends my earlier EIC contribution to an earlier edited volume (2016) on ELF with the same publishing house. It does with a particular focus on the Thai EFL sector as underpinned by an analysis of language policy documentation for Thailand as part of the ASEAN region where debates regarding the role of English are currently strong. The chapter then illustrates how this analysis can inform principled evaluation and adaptation of EFL material for ELF purposes. The volume intentionally marries fresh theoretical thinking with a distance-learning dimension in order to maximise the likely impact of this theorised practice with TESOL scholars and practitioners worldwide.

PY - 2018/10/31

Y1 - 2018/10/31

KW - ELF-aware

KW - TESOL

KW - intercultural communication

KW - Thailand

KW - Higher Education

UR - http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?K=9781788921756

M3 - Chapter

SN - 978178892156

SP - 72

EP - 92

BT - English as a lingua franca in EFL contexts

A2 - Sifakis, Nicos

A2 - Tsantila, Natasha

PB - Multilingual Matters

CY - Bristol

ER -