Some Reflections on the Impact of Globalisation in the Teaching and Learning of English in so-called "Expanding Circle" Countries

• Autores: Isabel Balteiro Fernández
• Localización: Porta Linguarum: revista internacional de didáctica de las lenguas extranjeras, ISSN 1697-7467, Nº. 16, 2011, págs. 75-88
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.30827/digibug.32009
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  • español

    El presente artículo se centra en el debate que viene produciéndose sobre el papel complejo del inglés como lengua internacional, ya sea considerado como un hecho homogéneo (esto es, un solo idioma con una función internacional, o «EIL» en inglés), o heterogéneo (distintas variedades, correspondientes a las siglas inglesas «WE» o «ELF», agrupadas bajo una sola etiqueta, «inglés»), así como las implicaciones de su estatus «globalizador» para la enseñanza en entornos no nativos. Dada la complejidad del fenómeno, cuyo estudio se encuentra todavía en sus albores, no es nuestra intención ni dar respuestas definitivas ni adoptar una posición prescriptiva, sino meramente hacer una aportación al análisis y clarificación de esta situación controvertida y, hasta cierto punto, emergente

  • English

    This article deals with the ongoing debate on the complex role of English as an International Language, be it understood as a homogeneous entity (one language with an international role [EIL]) or a heterogeneous one (different varieties (WE or ELF) grouped under one label, «English») as well as on the implications of this «globalising» status for its teaching in non-native settings. Given the complexity of this phenomenon, whose study is still in its infancy, we attempt neither to provide definitive answers nor adopt a prescriptive attitude, but simply contribute to the discussion and clarification of this, to some extent, emergent, controversial situation

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