English as a lingua franca evaluation and facts

Question 1

What does it mean when English is used as a lingua franca?

Answer 1

Its used as a contact language between speakers who have different first languages

-its used for functional rather than societal purposes

Question 2

What 4 common characteristics of English as a lingua franca did Jenkins 2006 propose?

Answer 2

1- enables communication

2-EFL may include features that aren’t necessarily correct

3-EFL speakers will code switch when necessary

4- those using EFL establish the rules other users follow

Question 3

What features are essential for the success in ELF communication?

Answer 3

-must be grammatically simple
-both speakers must know the language so must be

Question 4

What accents should be taught to students of English?

Question 5

What typical characteristics did Seidinofer identify in terms of the linguistic structure of English as a lingua franca?

Answer 5

-nonuse of 3rd person’s present tense
-incorrect use of relative pronouns
-the pluralization of nouns

Question 6

Give a strength of English as a lingua franca

Answer 6

It is a streamline of English which is used to create an accessible form of global communication

Question 7

Give 2 limitations of English as a lingua franca

Answer 7

• the spread of English as a global language disadvantages other languages to they lose their prestige ness
• some believe ELF is deficient in basic grammatical forms