English as a Lingua Franca in Teacher Education: A Brazilian Perspective

by Luciana Gimenez, Telma / Salles El Kadri, Michele / Cabrini Simões Calvo

A lingua franca perspective into English language teaching in Brazil has only recently take flight. As an emerging economy, the country faces enormous challenges when it comes to language education in schools, where English has traditionally been taught as a foreign language. This collection brings the perspectives of academics and language practitioners in their efforts to incorporate an ELF approach into teacher education, thus offering a voice...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501511777
• ISBN13: 9781501511776
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"