Abstract
In view of the expansion of English as a language of contact between speakers from different contexts, i.e. English as a lingua franca (ELF), and its implications for language teaching and learning, the aim of this paper is to analyse the lesson plans of third-year undergraduate students, drawn up during classes that addressed the ELF perspective in a teacher education course. The study is qualitative and has an interpretivist epistemology, characterizing it as an ethnographic case study. The research is based on the work of ELF scholars such as Jenkins (2009), and ELF in teacher education, such as Gimenez (2015) and Duboc (2018). The results show less emphasis on the native speaker model in the lesson plans and an expansion of English language varieties. Regarding initial teacher education and ILF, there is a need to continue discussions about the perspective in a variety of contexts at the university.
Keywords
English as a lingua franca; pre-service teacher education; lesson plans; Language Arts Undergraduate course