Hall, Christopher J ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9038-1238 and Wicaksono, Rachel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0312-8491 (2025) Ontologies of English as an international language. In: Selvi, Ali Fuad and Galloway, Nicola, (eds.) The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English as an International Language. Routledge

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Abstract

The study of the global spread of English as an International Language (EIL) has prompted reflection on its ontological status. Until a few decades ago, the thing that English teachers teach, learners learn, and users use, was assumed to be a standardised linguistic code, with one correct form. This monolithic conceptualisation has been challenged from different perspectives, including World Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, translanguaging, posthumanism, and usage-based linguistics. This chapter examines different ontologies of EIL, assesses their compatibility, considers some of their practical implications, and argues for greater ontological awareness in EIL research and teaching.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English as an International Language on 30/12/2024 available online: https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Handbook-of-Teaching-English-as-an-International-Language/Selvi-Galloway/p/book/9781032888330
Status:	Published
School/Department:	School of Education, Language and Psychology
URI:	https://ray.yorksj.ac.uk/id/eprint/11162

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