Contemporary Foreign Languages Studies ›› 2015, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (06): 29-33.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8921.2015.06.006

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On ELF Paradigm in the Research of English Language Globalization and Nativization and Its Implications for “China English” and English Teaching in China

FAN Yong   

  • Online:2015-06-28 Published:2020-07-25

Abstract: In recent years, with the acceleration of globalization, ELF (English as a Lingua Franca) paradigm is emerging in the research of English Language Globalization and Localization. In this paper, a detailed introduction is made on various features of ELF, and a comparative analysis is made of ELF paradigm and WS (World Englishes) paradigm. Finally, the important implications of ELF paradigm for the study of “China English” as well as English Teaching in China are expatiated on.

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