ESL
English as a Second Language
ESL second language
repertoires
EFL foreign language
not native, not national
ESP special purposes
additional use, not general
EFL lingua franca
wider communication
EAL additional language
everything?
Which of these to teach, to learn? Why?
Consider: CH multilingual Function of E?
CH within Europe Function of E?
CH within the world Function of E?
Why learn E? Why teach E?
Which KIND of English?
World English? What's that?
International English?
European English?
Swiss English?
US English?
British English?
Consider uses:
spoken/written,
styles: formal/informal,
social implications: upper/lower class
Goals of E language teaching
Careers requiring English
Higher education
Access to research, information
Travel
Access to culture
The language itself
Cognitive training
Educational values
Linguistics in the Classroom
Needs of the teacher?
Needs of the student?
Literacy, alphabetization, graphemics, spelling
Phonetics, phonology, pronunciation
Vocabulary, Lexicology, Morphology
Syntax, Sentence Analysis
Semantics, Meanings
Pragmatics, Uses
Teachers:
drilling vs. knowing-understanding
behavior vs. cognition
Linguists:
analysis and abstraction
description, not prescription