We explore how global English functions in communication, support its use in education and foster collaboration with global researchers and communities interested in this field.
We conduct and share research about how the English language is used around the world. In particular, we focus on different forms of English and its role as a common language. We enable collaboration and knowledge exchange with researchers and centres worldwide.
The use of English as a truly global lingua franca forces us to reconsider the links between languages, cultures, communities, nations and identities.
My research is in the sociolinguistics of language and globalisation, focused on symbolic, ideological and social aspects of the use, teaching and learning of English.
Since retiring, I’ve been engaged in conceptual research aiming to increase ELF’s synergy with multilingualism, including a proposed name change to Multilingualism with English