ESL, EFL, EIL Revisited: Investigation, Evaluation and Justification of a Shift in the Current ELT Models in Iran

English language teaching in Iran has usually been considered an EFL model. This position, though common and widespread, seems to need revision in several grounds. Through comparing EFL, ESL and EIL (English as an international language) models based on Smiths (1978) comparative study, the present a...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Talebinezhad, Mohammad Aliakbari
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2002-03-01
Series:Linguistik Online
Online Access:https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/921