Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?

The current role of English as global lingua franca has heightened the need for a reconceptualization of how the language is taught and learnt. Most interactions in English today occur in lingua franca settings with multilingual speakers from a wide variety of contexts. Nonetheless, most ELT textboo...

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Autores: Calvet Terré, Júlia, Llurda, Enric
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccaf019
https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/469945
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Palabra clave:Textbook analysis
English as a Lingua Franca
World Englishes
English for tourism
ESP materials
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spelling Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?Calvet Terré, JúliaLlurda, EnricTextbook analysisEnglish as a Lingua FrancaWorld EnglishesEnglish for tourismESP materialsThe current role of English as global lingua franca has heightened the need for a reconceptualization of how the language is taught and learnt. Most interactions in English today occur in lingua franca settings with multilingual speakers from a wide variety of contexts. Nonetheless, most ELT textbooks solely focus on a native-speaker model both in terms of language and culture. A great number of studies have focused on the extent to which the linguistic and cultural perspectives brought about by ELF and World Englishes research have permeated into textbooks; however, rather less attention has been paid on how they have been incorporated in English for Specific Purposes (henceforth, ESP) textbooks. To this end, this study explores the extent to which an ELF-aware perspective is present in seven English for tourism textbooks. On the whole, the results show a prevalence of Inner-circle linguistic and cultural content.Grant PID2022-137554NB-I00 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by ERDF A way of making Europe.Oxford University Press2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttps://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccaf019https://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/469945reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/AEI/Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023/PID2022-137554NB-I00Versió postprint del document publicat a https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccaf019ELT Journal, 2025, vol. 79, núm. 3, p. 464–474(c) The Authors, 2025info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:recercat____::2ac79bab30987ebe2ec2356720da26422026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?
spellingShingle Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?
Calvet Terré, Júlia
Textbook analysis
English as a Lingua Franca
World Englishes
English for tourism
ESP materials
title_short Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?
title_full Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?
title_fullStr Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?
title_full_unstemmed Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?
title_sort Are English for tourism textbooks ELF-informed?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Calvet Terré, Júlia
Llurda, Enric
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Llurda, Enric
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Textbook analysis
English as a Lingua Franca
World Englishes
English for tourism
ESP materials
topic Textbook analysis
English as a Lingua Franca
World Englishes
English for tourism
ESP materials
description The current role of English as global lingua franca has heightened the need for a reconceptualization of how the language is taught and learnt. Most interactions in English today occur in lingua franca settings with multilingual speakers from a wide variety of contexts. Nonetheless, most ELT textbooks solely focus on a native-speaker model both in terms of language and culture. A great number of studies have focused on the extent to which the linguistic and cultural perspectives brought about by ELF and World Englishes research have permeated into textbooks; however, rather less attention has been paid on how they have been incorporated in English for Specific Purposes (henceforth, ESP) textbooks. To this end, this study explores the extent to which an ELF-aware perspective is present in seven English for tourism textbooks. On the whole, the results show a prevalence of Inner-circle linguistic and cultural content.
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