Teaching EIL

Teaching EIL-Teaching International or Intercultural English? What Teachers Should Know by Nicos Sifakis (2006)

New Words
-Our objectives need to be precisely delineated.
-They embarked on a discussion even during lunch time.
-The British job of Lecturer corresponds roughly to the US Associate Professor.
-Lack of money hindered completion of the project.
-The food rendered them homeless.
-I have some appreciation of your problem.
-The idea is of paramount importance.
-She works in a predominantly male environment.

Summary
There are two perspectives in language communication; N-bound approach and C-bound approach. N-bound is a traditional and codified approach by native speakers (NSs) and is used for EIL (English as an International Language) at a classroom. C-bound approach is for many different forms of communication and many varieties of English by non-native speakers (NNSs) and is used for EIcL (English as an Intercultural Language). In real life, communication has a shift from EIL to EIcL and learners need to be exposed to NNS communication. Because of the lack of C-bound material, EIcL teachers need to create syllabus and materials.