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Our Global Lingua Franca

An Educator’s Guide to Spreading English Where EFL Doesn’t Work

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Our Global Lingua Franca

By: Gregory Diehl
Narrated by: Gregory V. Diehl
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Across continents and cultures, English has emerged as the shared bridge language that connects business, arts, sciences, and entertainment worldwide. In this thought-provoking and impassioned manifesto, a globally experienced EFL educator sheds light on the humanitarian importance of continuing to spread English as a universal means of communication—most notably in parts of the world where educational standards are lacking.

This polemical and informative guide challenges prevailing English as a Foreign Language programs that most often leave learners struggling to attain conversational English fluency, despite years of enforced study and superficially good grades, test scores, and other accolades. It boldly delves into the overlooked consequences of bad English education for cultural, economic, and individual growth that disempower foreign English learners everywhere.

Our Global Lingua Franca is an essential companion for both native and non-native English instructors navigating the challenges of sub-par language learning. It will validate your frustrations about learning and teaching under the conventional approach to EFL. Intelligent without being overly academic, it offers invaluable outside-the-box advice on reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics to help you impart conversational English fluency and beyond.

©2023 Gregory V. Diehl (P)2023 Gregory V. Diehl
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My neck is a bit sore from all the vigorous nodding in agreement I did as I read "Our Global Lingua Franca" by Gregory Diehl! I really wish this guide had existed when I taught English in Japan and Taiwan, where I saw firsthand how broken most EFL programs are. So much time is spent studying for tests, memorizing vocabulary out of context, and talking ABOUT English IN the local language. It's no wonder so many EFL students emerge from years of study unable to communicate in the language. Fortunately, my academic background in Linguistics and my own experience learning Japanese and Mandarin helped me to figure out how to best help my English students. But it took a lot of trial and error that could have been avoided with Gregory's book in hand.

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Engaging in English today's one of the best things we can do, but for those who were raised in it, like yours truly...it's often something taken for granted. Yet with those who aren't, it's one of the best things you could learn. Unfortunately...many don't because they either assume English is either uniquely hard to learn...or it isn't taught with the right resource. & all of these mix to poison the well for EFL. This is an important listen!

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