EIL Education for the Expanding Circle

This book investigates the teaching of English as an International Language (EIL) and addresses the gap between theory and practice in EIL education, with special implications for Expanding Circle contexts.

Nobuyuki Hino (Ph.D) is Professor at the Graduate School of Language and Culture, Osaka University, Japan. He currently serves on the editorial/advisory board of the journal World Englishes (Wiley) as well as on the editorial board of the book series Intercultural Communication and Language Education (Springer) and Routledge Advances in Teaching English as an International Language (Routledge).

Introduction 1. Liberating the Expanding Circle through EIL Part I: A Paradigm of EIL Education 2. A Holistic Framework of EIL Education 3. Principles for EIL Education Part II: Models, Materials, and Methodologies for EIL Education 4. Developing Original Production Models 5. Cultural Content of Teaching Materials 6. Locally-appropriate Methodology Part III: Practices of EIL Education 7. Approaches and Methods for Teaching EIL 8. A Radio EIL Education Program 9. Integrated Practice in Teaching English as an International Language (IPTEIL) 10. Content and English as a Lingua Franca Integrated Learning (CELFIL) Conclusion 11. Toward the Ownership of English for the Expanding Circle