Philip Seargeant

Exploring World Englishes

Language in a Global Context

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Beginning with a discussion of real-life challenges relating to world Englishes that are faced by language professionals the book explores and illustrates the ways in which the actual use and management of English play an increasingly important role in contemporary globalized society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9780415572095
• ISBN-10: 0415572096
• Artikelnr.: 33378700

Autorenporträt

Philip Seargeant is Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at The Open University, UK. He is the author of The Idea of English in Japan, editor of English in Japan in the Era of Globalization and co-editor of English in the World: History, Diversity, Change (with Joan Swann, Routledge and The Open University, 2012).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: English in the World Today Section A: Problems and Contexts
Introduction: Defining and Identifying Problems 1. English in the World
Today 2. The Context and History of World Englishes 3. Problems for
Practitioners in World Englishes Section B: Interventions Introduction:
Regulating and Responding to the Language 4. The Global Language Paradigm
5. Codification and Legitimation 6. Policies and Cultural Practices Part 2:
World Englishes as an Academic Discipline. Section C: Theory Introduction:
Generalising About the Specific 7. World Englishes as an Academic
Discipline 8. English as an Object of Study 9. Models and Theoretical
Frameworks 10. Naming and Describing the English Language Conclusion: The
State of the Discipline. Glossary. Further reading. Task Commentary.
References

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Part 1: English in the World Today Section A: Problems and Contexts Introduction: Defining and Identifying Problems 1. English in the World Today 2. The Context and History of World Englishes 3. Problems for Practitioners in World Englishes Section B: Interventions Introduction: Regulating and Responding to the Language 4. The Global Language Paradigm 5. Codification and Legitimation 6. Policies and Cultural Practices Part 2: World Englishes as an Academic Discipline. Section C: Theory Introduction: Generalising About the Specific 7. World Englishes as an Academic Discipline 8. English as an Object of Study 9. Models and Theoretical Frameworks 10. Naming and Describing the English Language Conclusion: The State of the Discipline. Glossary. Further reading. Task Commentary. References

Rezensionen

'This is an insightful and multilayered volume which provides a clear and concise introduction to world Englishes approaches to both research and pedagogy.' - Kingsley Bolton, City University of Hong Kong

'This book is an excellent introduction to World Englishes. What distinguishes it from most introductory textbooks in this field is its applied approach... This secures Exploring World Englishes a unique position in the selection of textbooks available in the World Englishes discipline.' - LINGUIST List

'Philip Seargeant's book deserves a mention in the reading list for any postgraduate sociolinguistic course dealing with the effects of globalisation. For more specific courses on world Englishes it provides an approachable and well-informed core text.' - Philip Riley, JELF

'This is an insightful and multilayered volume which provides a clear and concise introduction to world Englishes approaches to both research and pedagogy.' - Kingsley Bolton, City University of Hong Kong

'This book is an excellent introduction to World Englishes. What distinguishes it from most introductory textbooks in this field is its applied approach... This secures Exploring World Englishes a unique position in the selection of textbooks available in the World Englishes discipline.' - LINGUIST List

'Philip Seargeant's book deserves a mention in the reading list for any postgraduate sociolinguistic course dealing with the effects of globalisation. For more specific courses on world Englishes it provides an approachable and well-informed core text.' - Philip Riley, JELF