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ELT Journal 2006 60(1):42-50; doi:10.1093/elt/cci080
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press; all rights reserved.

The spread of EIL: a testing time for testers

Jennifer Jenkins

Jennifer Jenkins is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education and Professional Studies, King's College London, where she teaches World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and English phonology/phonetics. She is the author of The Phonology of English as an International Language (Oxford University Press 2000) and World Englishes (Routledge 2003), and is currently writing a book about perceptions of English as an International Language

Email: jennifer.jenkins{at}kcl.ac.uk

This article argues that recent changes in both users and uses of English have become so far-reaching that a major rethink of English language teaching (ELT) goals is called for. It goes on to claim, however, that this will first require a substantial overhaul of English language testing, given that teachers and learners alike will be reluctant to embrace any curriculum change that is not reflected in the targets set by the major examination boards.


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