English : Lingua - Franca

1. M.K.BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY
Paper Name: English Language Teaching
English : Lingua - Franca
M.A SEM- 3
Roll No : 2
Enrollment No : PG14101020
Batch Year : 2014-2016
Presented By : Bhumi V Joshi.

2.  The Lingua Franca :
The term lingua franca was first
used during the Middle Ages and
described a language created as a
combination of French and Italian that
was developed by the Crusaders and
tradesmen in the Mediterranean.

3. A lingua franca
basically means that
a language
commonly
understood while
communicating
irrespective of your
mother tongue.

4. Lingua Franca also known as ‘‘linking language’’.
It has an important significance in a multilingual
setting.

5. English play a role of ‘‘bridging’’ among the two
people, their ideas, views, cultures, traditions. It is
also chain the two countries and nations.

6. English as a Lingua
Franca (ELF) is
English when it is
used between two or
more people who do
not have the same
first language.

7. Modern Lingua Franca
Today, lingua franca play an important
role in global communication as well.
The official language of international
air traffic control is English, while
multilingual places like Asia and
Africa define several unofficial lingua
franca to facilitate easier
communication between ethnic groups
and regions.

8. Opportunities :

9. Intercultural communication:

10. Cross-Culture Communication :

12. Use Of Technology :

13. English becomes