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He, Deyuan; Li, David C. S. – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
With the largest number of English learners in the world, the influence of the English language teaching (ELT) reform in China cannot be underestimated. This article explores the implications of the actual use of English in China's workplace for ELT reform in the context of English as a lingua franca (ELF). On the basis of cross-validated data…
Descriptors: Educational Change, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Mahboob, Ahmar – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2018
Currently, a growing number of teaching approaches focus on aspects of variation in language (e.g. English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), World Englishes, English for Specific Purposes (ESP), genre theories, etc.); however, each of these approaches tends to focus on particular (specific) aspects of language variation and do not fully account for the…
Descriptors: Language Variation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Ansary, Hasan; Babaii, Esmat – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2009
It is true that analyses of English language texts dominate the literature. It is equally true that a flourishing field of "Contrastive Rhetoric" (CR) research has begun to address the way various text types and/or "genres" may differ across cultures and languages (see Connor 1996, 2003). Very much in line with these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English, Native Speakers, English (Second Language)
Crawford, Jane – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2004
Second language acquisition research has led to a major emphasis on the need for learners to experience the target language (TL) in use if they themselves are to become users of the language. At the same time, there is discussion of the role of the first language (L 1) as a tool in the processing of language/culture experiences. Achieving optimal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language of Instruction
Thompson, Linda – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2004
This paper details major and significant developments in the teaching of English to pupils aged 5-16 years in the school system in England, the years of compulsory education. To begin with definitions of terms. There are four aspects of language education provision that pertain in England: (1) the teaching of English as the mother tongue; (2) the…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Compulsory Education, Position Papers, Foreign Countries
Burden, Peter – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2004
This paper reports on a questionnaire survey carried out in the first and last classes of a single semester English "conversation" class at a national university in Japan. While the time frame is obviously limited, the project focuses on changes in attitude to using the Learners' Mother Tongue displayed by students with regards to use by…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
Foo, Bernadette; Richards, Cynthia – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2004
This article seeks to lay out the use and importance of English in Malaysia from the time when the British ruled what was then Malaya to the present moment. When the British came to colonize the country, they brought with them their culture, their language and their beliefs. They introduced the English language as the medium of instruction in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), English Instruction, English for Academic Purposes