【概要】
Fostering students as global or intercultural citizens is a key mission for universities worldwide. Understanding the nature of communication in English as a lingua franca (ELF) can be crucial for this development. Since English is commonly used for intercultural interactions among multilingual speakers, an individual’s perception of ELF may significantly impact their engagement. To address this, some tertiary education practitioners have begun to explore raising students’ awareness of ELF communication. This presentation outlines the characteristics of ELF communication and introduces two case studies from Japan and the UK that attempt to raise this awareness. By examining potential elements for developing ELF awareness across these contexts, the talk aims to offer tentative insights into how universities might integrate these elements into their curricula to better prepare students as intercultural citizens.

【講師略歴】
Ayako Suzuki is a professor at the College of Humanities, Tamagawa University. She is also an editor of the Key Concepts of the ELT Journal (Oxford University Press), co-edited with Alex Ho-Cheong Leung. Her research and publications focus on English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), ELT, and intercultural citizenship. At the university, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in English for Academic Purposes (EAP), sociolinguistics, and multicultural education. Additionally, she has been involved in the management of the Centre for English as a Lingua Franca.
Alessia Cogo is a senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Editor-in-Chief of ELT Journal (academic.oup.com/eltj). Her research focuses on the diversity of English and translanguaging practices, both in a pragmatics / sociolinguistic perspective and in teacher education. She has worked on projects in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and multilingual aspects in Europe, Brazil and Thailand, where she has developed understandings of English diversity within a decolonizing perspective. Her current research concerns the interface between ELF, Critical Pedagogy and social justice. Her latest book is English for a Critical Mind: Language pedagogy for social justice (co-authored with Graham Crookes and Sávio Siqueira).