The Globalization of English as the New Lingua Franca

Laya Moghadam, CSU Los Angeles
Graduate Student Forum: All
The presentation explores the literature and discusses its implications for future ESL classes to implement a Lingua Franca. It suggests possible programs for eradicating the concept of teaching ESL with the goal of imitating native speakers and focuses on intelligibility and identity that is in keeping with sociolinguistic realities.