Tag: Lingua

Games, The Lingua Franca

(After a multi-month sojourn, we rejoin the main thread on Fortis. For the up to date and fully Fortified, thank you for your patience. For those of you just joining the melee, it’s worthwhile to circle back and read the previous entries at some point.) Hello friends, I’ve m...

English as a Lingua Franca and its Relevance to English Language Teaching

Today, we live in an interconnected, globalized world often referred to as a “global village,” where the number of non-native speakers of English surpasses the number of native speakers. Therefore, the language is often regarded as a practical tool and a working language (Crystal, 2003: ...