Additional tasks The Englishes

ÀS  Tasks on the interview: English as a lingua franca (Core skill workshop/Task 4)

Listening: closed task

1. After listening to the text, tick (✔) the correct answer (a, b, c or d) and fill in the grid below. Only one answer is correct.
You have 20 minutes to complete the task.
0. (Example) English as a lingua franca (ELF) is
a) a variety spoken by people in New Zealand.
b) ✔ a global form of English used for communication in situations where no party is a native English speaker.
c) a variety of Indian English used in communication with people from other parts of the world.
d) a variety with a totally different pronunciation.
1. In many communities that had been colonised by the British, English finally became nativised, which means
a) that people are forced only to speak English in these countries.
b) that a variety of English with its own distinctive forms becomes the native language of the people in these countries.
c) that English is only spoken by native speakers, while others have kept their local languages.
d) that it gets simplified and is no longer understandable to native speakers of English.
2. English as lingua franca
a) cannot be used in everyday conversation.
b) only works between people who speak the same native language.
c) can be used by people from all over the world and with different first languages to communicate in English.
d) is mainly spoken by speakers of English in Singapore and India.
3. The main features of English as a lingua franca include
a) the distinctive native speaker pronunciation of words like ‘the’ and ‘that’.
b) the use of too many of uncountable words.
c) the use of special words in conversation contexts.
d) specific forms of pronunciation and grammar.
4. Consequences of the growing importance of ELF might be
a) that there is a growing pressure to speak English correctly.
b) that British English becomes the native language of all minority groups.
c) that native speakers of English in the UK now have to learn the standards and correct usage of English
as a lingua franca.
d) that correctness in language use is no longer defined by native speaker standards.
5. Further consequences for learners of English as a lingua franca are
a) that there is no single form of correctness.
b) that Canadian English has become the global standard of English.
c) that it is important not to forget to put an –s on the third person singular.
d) that they also have to learn and know the rules of a language.

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Listening: half-open task

1. You will now listen to a short radio interview in which Jennifer Jenkins, Professor of Global Englishes at Southampton
University explains the relevance of English as a lingua franca (ELF) for global communication. While listening, fill in
the table below, using key phrases.

1. What is English as a lingua franca?

2. Why is ELF different from other varieties
of English?
3. What are the factors that cause ELF to be
so varied?
4. What are the implications for the teaching
of English as a foreign language?

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