The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies
1st Edition
Published on 30. June 2009
336 pages
978-1-134-14417-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies is an accessible guide to the major topics, debates and issues in English Language Studies. This authoritative collection includes entries written by well-known language specialists from a diverse range of backgrounds who examine and explain established knowledge and recent developments in the field. Covering a wide range of topics such as globalization, gender and sexuality and food packaging, this volume provides critical overviews of:
approaches to researching, describing and analyzing English
the position of English as a global language
the use of English in texts, practices and discourses
variation and diversity throughout the English-speaking world.
Fully cross-referenced throughout and featuring useful definitions of key terms and concepts, this is an invaluable guide for teachers wishing to check, consolidate or update their knowledge, and is an ideal resource for all students of English Language Studies.
approaches to researching, describing and analyzing English
the position of English as a global language
the use of English in texts, practices and discourses
variation and diversity throughout the English-speaking world.
Fully cross-referenced throughout and featuring useful definitions of key terms and concepts, this is an invaluable guide for teachers wishing to check, consolidate or update their knowledge, and is an ideal resource for all students of English Language Studies.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
4 s/w Tabellen
4 Tables, black and white
File size
6,38 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-14417-4 (9781134144174)
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06/2009
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Persons
Janet Maybin is a senior lecturer in Language and Communication at the Open University. She is co-editor of Using English published by Routledge and The Art of English: Everyday Creativity with Joan Swann.
Joan Swann is a senior lecturer and director of the Centre for Language and Communication at the Open University. She is co-author of A Dictionary of Sociolinguistics and Introducing Sociolinguistics.
Joan Swann is a senior lecturer and director of the Centre for Language and Communication at the Open University. She is co-author of A Dictionary of Sociolinguistics and Introducing Sociolinguistics.
Content
1. Introduction Part 1: The Fabric of English 2. Describing English 3. Texts and Practices 4. From Variation to Hybridity. Further Reading Part 2: Issues and Debates 5. English and Globalization 6. English and Creativity 7. 'Hearts and Minds' Persuasive Language in Ancient and Modern Public Debate 8. Computer-Mediated English 9. English Language Teaching in the Outer and Expanding Circles 10. English at School in England 11. Institutional Discourse 12. Using English in the Leagal Process 13. Language, Gender and Sexuality 14. Perspectives on Children Learning English: From Structures to Practices 15. Academic Literacies: New Directions in Theory and Practice 16. Spelling as a Socail Practice 17. Multilingual Discourses on Wheels and Public English in Africa: A Case For Vague Linguistique 18. Domesticating the Other: English and Translation Bibliography
