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Acquiring Lingua Franca of the Modern Time

Current Issues and Strategies in ESL Studies

Edited By: Elena Polyudova

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This volume presents a rich mosaic of current strategies for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL). International educators highlight the diversity of present-day teaching processes in a global environment where English is a lingua franca.

This volume brings together a selection of current strategies in the studying of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language…

This volume brings together a selection of current strategies in the studying of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) from the perspectives of modern linguistic theory and praxis. Educators from various different countries examine current methods of English language learning in a global environment in which it has become a contemporary lingua franca. Several chapters in the book are taken from the session “ESL Studies” held at the 111th PAMLA (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association) conference. This volume discusses issues connected with the study of English as a second language by students from various different countries, such as Australia, the European Union, Italy, the Russian Federation, and the USA, and with several different native languages, such as Arabic, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. The chapters form a rich mosaic of interconnecting themes, highlighting the diversity of present-day processes of teaching ESL throughout the world.

Dr Elena Polyudova is a member of the Scientific Committee of the journals Social Sciences and Culture, published by Padua University, Italy, and Pedagogy of Art, published by the Institute of Art Education at the Academy of Education, Moscow, Russia. An independent researcher and English language instructor, currently living in the USA, she publishes many articles on comparative research of Russian and American art education systems, in addition to a book, The Current Issues in American Art Education (in Russian). As a member of PAMLA (Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association), Dr Polyudova leads several sessions at the Association’s conferences, such as “ESL Studies” and “Once Upon a Time: Modern Vision of Old Stories”. Her current research interests include the concept of aesthetic experience in American art education; the educational traits of the modern generation; and teaching foreign languages as a system of cultural patterns.

Ryan Goble, Christine Sanzaro, Marialuisa Di Stefano, Margaret Stepe, Olga Stukalova