Jennifer Jenkins is Chair of Global Englishes and Director of the Centre for Global Englishes at the University of Southampton, UK.

In this book, Jennifer Jenkins, one of the leading proponents of English as a Lingua Franca explores current academic English language policy in higher education around the world.

1. English, the lingua franca of the global academy 2. The spread of English as a Lingua Franca 3. ELFA and other approaches to academic English 4. Researching English language policies and practices in international universities 5. How international universities orient to English on their websites 6. Staff perspectives on their universities' English language policies and practices 7. Conversations with international students. Afterword.