
English in the World
Global Rules, Global Roles
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Published on 25. March 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
226 pages
978-0-8264-8906-7 (ISBN)
Description
English today is a truly global language which plays an important role in international communication, trade, diplomacy, sport, science, technology and culture. One of the consequences of the global predominance of English is that non-native speakers.
Reviews / Votes
"Must Read!!!" -Today's Books, July 1, 2006 mention- Today's Books- Must Read/ September 1, 2006 "As a whole, this anthology serves both as an useful primer to some of the most controversial topics in the field and as a thought-provoking series of chapters addressing core concerns of world Englishes scholars: standards, teaching, intelligibility, and policy. While few entries contribute entirely unfamiliar material, they do provide an accessible refresher for those wanting to become up-to-date in the field. And especially welcome in a text about world Englishes topics is the diversity of the authors themselves: while the majority are Inner Circle-based scholars, only two are working from the United States. This diversity, along with the variety of topics and opinions, makes this accessible and engaging volume worthy of thoughtful consideration of its many provocative ideas." -Tracey McHenry, World Englishes, 2009More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
351 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8264-8906-7 (9780826489067)
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Persons
Dr Rani Rubdy is at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Mario Saraceni is a Lecturer in the School of Languages and Area Studies, at the University of Portsmouth.
Content
Introduction - Rani Rubdy and Mario Saraceni; Part I: Conceptualising EIL; 1. An interview with Tom McArthur; Rani Rubdy and Mario Saraceni; 2. Global intelligibility and local diversity: possibility or paradox?; Jennifer Jenkins, King's College London; 3. English as a lingua franca in the expanding circle: what it isn't Barbara Seidlhofer, Vienna University; 4. Defining the 'successful bilingual speaker' of English Luke Prodromou, freelance teacher; 5. Which model of English: Native-speaker, nativised or lingua franca?; Andy Kirkpatrick, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.; 6. World Englishes or English as a lingua franca? A view from the perspective of non-Anglo Englishes; Peter Tan, Vincent Ooi and Andy Chiang, National University of Singapore. 7. Standard English in the World; Anthea Fraser Gupta, University of Leeds.; Part II: Pedagogical Implications of EIL; 8. EIL curriculum development; Sandra McKay, San Francisco State University; 9. A multi-dimensional approach to teaching English for the world Brian Tomlinson, Leeds Metropolitan University; 10. Teaching EIL - teaching international or intercultural English? What teachers should know; Nicos Sifakis, Hellenic Open University, Greece.; 11. English as an international language, world Englishes and their conditions of (im)possibility; Ruanni Tupas, National University of Singapore; 12. English in the world does not mean English everywhere: the case for multilingualism in the ELT/ESL profession; Michael Joseph and Esther Ramani, University of the North, South Africa; 13. An interview with Suresh Canagarajah; Rani Rubdy and Mario Saraceni.