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Is there ELF in ELT coursebooks?  (2013)

Authors:
Vettorel, Paola; Lucilla, Lopriore
Title:
Is there ELF in ELT coursebooks?
Year:
2013
Type of item:
Articolo in Rivista
Tipologia ANVUR:
Articolo su rivista
Language:
Inglese
Format:
A Stampa
Referee:
Name of journal:
STUDIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING
ISSN of journal:
2083-5205
N° Volume:
3
Number or Folder:
4
:
Polimetrica
Page numbers:
483-504
Keyword:
World Englishes - ELF - EIL; coursebooks
Short description of contents:
This article aims to explore whether well-attested findings in the fields of World Englishes (WE) and of English as a lingua franca (ELF) have determined a shift in perspective in the overall approach to English language teaching (ELT), and how far this shift has permeated teaching materials and coursebooks. The research study was carried out in Italy, a country where ELT coursebooks have often played a relevant role in introducing innovations in language teaching methodology. The research design included a corpus of ten coursebooks that have been published and adopted in Italian secondary schools in the last 6 years. The coursebooks were evaluated in terms of the presence or absence of references to WE and/or ELF, of awareness-raising activities, of the promotion of using English outside the school environment and of the use of effective English communication and intercultural strategies among nonnative speakers. Findings show that there have been no significant changes in the inclusion of WE- and ELForiented materials and related tasks, apart from the area of promotion of cultural and intercultural awareness.
Web page:
http://www.ssllt.amu.edu.pl
Product ID:
81551
Handle IRIS:
11562/697161
Deposited On:
June 4, 2014
Last Modified:
November 4, 2022
Bibliographic citation:
Vettorel, Paola; Lucilla, Lopriore, Is there ELF in ELT coursebooks? «STUDIES IN SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING» , vol. 3 , n. 42013pp. 483-504

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