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Nicos C. Sifakis

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Open access Sep 2026

Different learners, different journeys: affective and cognitive diversity in response to an ELF-aware speaking intervention

Abstract This qualitative study explores learner responses to an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)-aware speaking intervention in a lower secondary school in Greece, where learning English is dominated by certification goals and classroom disengagement in state schools is common. Drawing on 11 mid-intervention reflectiv...

Matina Tsiapali, Nicos C. Sifakis · 0 citations
Aug 2026

Reconceptualizing pragmatic competence in ELT: An ELF-aware framework for materials analysis and adaptation

Traditional approaches to pragmatic competence in English language teaching have emphasized conformity to native-speaker norms from Inner Circle Englishes, an orientation that proves inadequate for English as a lingua franca (ELF) contexts where communicative success depends on interactional flexibility, accommodat...

Natasha Tsantila, N. Sifakis · 0 citations

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