Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.51558/2303-4858.2025.13.2.139

Preparing to teach English in the age of English as a global lingua franca: Insights from Austria and Hungary

Ulla Fürstenberg orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-3204 ; University of Graz, Austria *
Judit Dombi ; Univeristy of Pécs, Hungary

* Corresponding author.

Abstract

English Language Teaching (ELT) and English language teacher education should nowadays reflect the global role of English while also taking local realities into account. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the use of English in everyday life and the views on teaching English of student teachers in two central European countries, Austria and Hungary, by means of a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. The findings indicate that the attitudes and views of student teachers of English are similar in the two countries. The one pronounced difference between the groups concerns the ideal of the native speaker (NS) teacher. The study shows promising avenues for future research and highlights the potential benefits of international cooperation in teacher education.

Keywords

English Language Teaching (ELT); English as a global lingua franca; extramural English (EE); second language teacher education

Hrčak ID:

343785

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/343785

Publication date:

25.1.2026.

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