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This document discusses issues related to teaching English as a lingua franca (ELF) versus teaching English with a focus on native-like proficiency. It notes debates around whether ELF prioritizes simplicity over native-like forms, whether it stifles creativity, and whose version of ELF should serve as the model. It also examines arguments that many interactions are still with native English speakers and that some learners prefer native-like language. The document concludes by emphasizing that native-like does not mean native and that reuseability and comprehensibility are important goals.

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ELF - and other fairy tales! Hugh Dellar The University of Westminster Heinle Cengage
Your surnames Jones, isnt it? > Yes, it is. And youre 27, arent you? > Yes, thats right. You werent at home last night at 8, were you? > No, I wasnt. I was at the pub. But you dont have any witnesses, do you? > Yes, I do. My brother was with me. Your brother wasnt with you, was he? > How do you know? Because he was at the police station. We arrested him last night. Native speaker dominance?
It must be very strange to be back home after such a long time. > Yes, it is. I I mean, its lovely to see everybody and I really appreciate my bed. Lets have a look at these photos, then. > Well, theyre all mixed up at the moment. Ive got to sort them out. Um, this looks nice. Where is it? > Where do you think it is? Ah, well it must be somewhere really hot. It looks like paradise. I suppose it could be Thailand or Bali, or it could even be India. > No. Ill give you a clue. Its an island in the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii. No, I didnt go to Hawaii. Oh right. I thought youd been everywhere. Its probably Fiji, then. Native speaker dominance?
1 Andy Kirkpatrick and /th/ 2 In international contexts, the simpler, the better! 3 Doublespeak: good, ungood, plusgood, doubleplusgood 4 Jennifer Jenkins: I like chilling out. 5 Luke Prodromou and the corpora of non- native-speaker English The backwash
Excuse me. Is there an ATM machine near here? Please? A cash machine? To get money? Sorry. I no English. Money? Oh! Yes! Yes!! Go there. Meanwhile back in the real world!
1 The reductionism of ELF-ers. Great / boiling / Do you mind if I ? / I cant stand it /I love it / spare time-key- room /unemployed 2 We assume competence - to avoid being patronising! 3 We can all accommodate ourselves - and grade down. 4 The concept of native-like is all relative . . . and depends on L1. The can of worms!
5 Students themselves often seek out native-like language. How long your tail! / Were you born in a barn? / I felt like a fish out of water. 6 Students also often translate expressions directly. Do you think I have cucumbers on my eyes? / Do you think I was born yesterday? 7 Are we stifling creativity? He drinks like a horse/I felt like a fish IN the water/I felt like a bird out of the sky. 8 Level! Further complications . . .
Just because many conversations are between non- natives, it doesnt mean people wont also talk to natives. Many non-natives already speak near-native level English. Whose ELF is it anyway? What students really want. Ebonics and similar debates. The issue of models
Jennifer Jenkins and ELF pronunciation Barbara Seidlhofer and grammatical errors which do not hinder communication: Dropping the 3rd. person -s/who and which/tag questions/redundant prepositions Collocational errors The environment is a large theme in my thesis. Talking like me doesnt mean being me! Are ELF-ers just opposed to bad teaching? Is comprehensibility enough?
Native-like does not mean NATIVE. Reuseability is central Teaching standards doesnt mean IMPOSING them. Knowledge is power. Language teachers teach language. In conclusion
Visit the Heinle stand and claim a free book! E-mail me at: hughdellar@mac.com

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E L F And Other Fairy Tales

  • 1. ELF - and other fairy tales! Hugh Dellar The University of Westminster Heinle Cengage
  • 2. Your surnames Jones, isnt it? > Yes, it is. And youre 27, arent you? > Yes, thats right. You werent at home last night at 8, were you? > No, I wasnt. I was at the pub. But you dont have any witnesses, do you? > Yes, I do. My brother was with me. Your brother wasnt with you, was he? > How do you know? Because he was at the police station. We arrested him last night. Native speaker dominance?
  • 3. It must be very strange to be back home after such a long time. > Yes, it is. I I mean, its lovely to see everybody and I really appreciate my bed. Lets have a look at these photos, then. > Well, theyre all mixed up at the moment. Ive got to sort them out. Um, this looks nice. Where is it? > Where do you think it is? Ah, well it must be somewhere really hot. It looks like paradise. I suppose it could be Thailand or Bali, or it could even be India. > No. Ill give you a clue. Its an island in the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii. No, I didnt go to Hawaii. Oh right. I thought youd been everywhere. Its probably Fiji, then. Native speaker dominance?
  • 4. 1 Andy Kirkpatrick and /th/ 2 In international contexts, the simpler, the better! 3 Doublespeak: good, ungood, plusgood, doubleplusgood 4 Jennifer Jenkins: I like chilling out. 5 Luke Prodromou and the corpora of non- native-speaker English The backwash
  • 5. Excuse me. Is there an ATM machine near here? Please? A cash machine? To get money? Sorry. I no English. Money? Oh! Yes! Yes!! Go there. Meanwhile back in the real world!
  • 6. 1 The reductionism of ELF-ers. Great / boiling / Do you mind if I ? / I cant stand it /I love it / spare time-key- room /unemployed 2 We assume competence - to avoid being patronising! 3 We can all accommodate ourselves - and grade down. 4 The concept of native-like is all relative . . . and depends on L1. The can of worms!
  • 7. 5 Students themselves often seek out native-like language. How long your tail! / Were you born in a barn? / I felt like a fish out of water. 6 Students also often translate expressions directly. Do you think I have cucumbers on my eyes? / Do you think I was born yesterday? 7 Are we stifling creativity? He drinks like a horse/I felt like a fish IN the water/I felt like a bird out of the sky. 8 Level! Further complications . . .
  • 8. Just because many conversations are between non- natives, it doesnt mean people wont also talk to natives. Many non-natives already speak near-native level English. Whose ELF is it anyway? What students really want. Ebonics and similar debates. The issue of models
  • 9. Jennifer Jenkins and ELF pronunciation Barbara Seidlhofer and grammatical errors which do not hinder communication: Dropping the 3rd. person -s/who and which/tag questions/redundant prepositions Collocational errors The environment is a large theme in my thesis. Talking like me doesnt mean being me! Are ELF-ers just opposed to bad teaching? Is comprehensibility enough?
  • 10. Native-like does not mean NATIVE. Reuseability is central Teaching standards doesnt mean IMPOSING them. Knowledge is power. Language teachers teach language. In conclusion
  • 11. Visit the Heinle stand and claim a free book! E-mail me at: hughdellar@mac.com