TESOL: What does the acronym stand for?

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The use of English as a lingua franca as a global means of communication challenges conventionally accepted ideas about the activity that goes under the name of TESOL. This talk de-constructs the acronym and examines the significance of each of its constituent parts and their relationship. What kind of E is it appropriate to teach in a digitalized and globalized world? How is the activity of teaching itself to be defined? What effect does the learners’ experience of other languages have on how English is actually learned, and what implications does this have for ways of teaching it? As with so many other assumptions based on the past, this talk argues that those that have informed English teaching also need to be critically reconsidered to suit the changed circumstances of contemporary life.