World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching
The model of English that should be used in classrooms has long been a subject of debate. World Englishes, Implications for International Communication and English Language Teaching, (with an accompanying audio CD) describes selected varieties of World Englishes, and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a particular variety from the point of view of both teachers and learners. It aims to examine and re-evaluate concepts such as 'standard', 'variety', 'native speaker' and...
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This book (with accompanying CD) describes selected varieties of World Englishes within the framework of ELT and validates the role of multilingual and multicultural ELT teachers.
Acknowledgements viiiIntroduction 1The Framework 5Key sociolinguistic concepts 5Key linguistic terms 16Models of World Englishes 27Variation and Varieties 39Variation and impurity in British English 39The powerful variety: American English 55A younger 'cousin' and indigenous identity 69Englishes of the subcontinent 85Voices from Africa 101Englishes of South-East Asia - colonial descendants? 119Emerging Englishes: Hong Kong and China 137English as a lingua franca 155Implications 171Summary of key themes 171Implications for English language teaching 184Transcripts of samples of varieties of English 198References 231Author index 249Subject index 252
\ From the Publisher"...the book offers an extensive, richly illustrated survey of Englishes from around the world." --English World-Wide\ \
