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Across continents and cultures, English has emerged as the shared bridge language that connects business, arts, sciences, and entertainment worldwide. In this thought-provoking and impassioned manifesto, a globally experienced EFL educator sheds light on the humanitarian importance of continuing to spread English as a universal means of communication-most notably in parts of the world where educational standards are lacking. This polemical and informative guide challenges prevailing English as a Foreign Language programs that most often leave learners struggling to attain conversational English fluency, despite years of enforced study and superficially good grades, test scores, and other accolades. It boldly delves into the overlooked consequences of bad English education for cultural, economic, and individual growth that disempower foreign English learners everywhere. Our Global Lingua Franca is an essential companion for both native and non-native English instructors navigating the challenges of sub-par language learning. It will validate your frustrations about learning and teaching under the conventional approach to EFL. Intelligent without being overly academic, it offers invaluable outside-the-box advice on reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and pragmatics to help you impart conversational English fluency and beyond.

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"""Our Global Lingua Franca clearly shows how the myth of the 'native speaker' has nowadays lost much of its appeal... The book can serve as a good guide for users of English, in that it shows them that they don't have to be ashamed of their deviations from the 'standards' of native-speakerism."" -Franca Poppi, Associate Professor of English Language and Translation and author of Global Interactions in English as a Lingua Franca ""Gregory Diehl examines the challenges of teaching English for practical purposes versus test results. Gregory reflects on his experience and suggests how to engage and support teenage students in using English for authentic communication."" -Laura Wilkes, TESOL POP ""Gregory is a unique educator, revolutionary teacher, and extraordinary professional. He pursues an innovative teaching approach that is both effective and efficient. This approach goes beyond boundaries of English and can be applied to different subjects. He opens a revolutionary world that we should all be a part of."" -Alejandro Hernandez ""(Diehl's) commitment to nurturing a love for language and literature makes him the epitome of an inspiring educator."" -Sofia Rossi ""Although this book articulates the natural environment and effective education for acquiring English fluency, the reason I felt it is radical is the author's courage to say that wrong to wrong."" -Jade Cho ""This book emphasizes the need to engage the learners in ways that motivated and are interesting and relevant to them. Don't follow rote structured lesson plans -- follow the learner. I look forward to applying what I learned from this book."" -Sophia Nguyen ""The author makes a compelling case as to how and why English has become the Lingua Franca of the world and discusses how the teaching of English as a foreign language can be greatly improved with practical suggestions. As an educator, this book is gold! Anybody who has an interest in the English language will find this book absorbing!"" -Andrew Apodaca ""What I like most about this book is how genuine it is. It is not a dry, academic text about how English 'should' be taught, written by 'experts' in ivory towers who rarely, if ever, set foot in an actual classroom. The author is drawing on his own experience of teaching English in different parts of the world, and that in itself makes this book an important read for anyone working in the field."" -Leo Costa ""(Our Global Lingua Franca) talks about the English learning process in a way usually neglected by others. It shows that learning English is not only about grammar or words. There are principles that apply to everything and how we think."" -Anna Gevorgyan ""Diehl's easy-to-read book is sensible and stimulating to anyone who is currently teaching. While some experienced administrators are unwilling to change the status quo, many others, especially younger and newer educators, see the necessity of change and are ready to offer new ideas and methods and to pursue the critical thinking that too many students are deprived of... This little book holds appeal not only for those who teach, but also for the reader who has a vested interest in language, words, reading, writing, and expression."" -Andrea Jones Walker, author of Altars of Wonder"

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Gregory V. Diehl understands the transformative power of the right book in the right hands. He writes with the hopes that his work will make its way to those who need it: deep thinkers unsatisfied with ordinary approaches to important subjects. His work often deconstructs and challenges cultural narratives that keep people from establishing and embodying who they really are. When he's not writing, Gregory offers alternative education and mentorship informed by his wealth of diverse cultural experience across the globe.Residing now in a scenic village in Armenia, amidst a backdrop of books and felines, Gregory's preferred pastime is silent contemplation.

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