English as an International Language : : Perspectives and Pedagogical Issues /

English as an International Language : : Perspectives and Pedagogical Issues / / ed. by Farzad Sharifian.

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The rapid global spread of the English language has serious linguistic, ideological, socio-cultural, political, and pedagogical implications as it creates both positive interactions and negative tensions between global and local forces. Accordingly, debate about issues such as the native/non-native...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
MitwirkendeR:
Ali, Sadia,
Anchimbe, Eric A.,
Canagarajah, Suresh,
Holliday, Adrian,
Khan, Sarah Zafar,
Kirkpatrick, Andy,
Li, David C. S.,
Llurda, Enric,
Matsuda, Aya,
McKay, Sandra Lee,
Modiano, Marko,
Morgan, Brian,
Petrić, Bojana,
Ramanathan, Vaidehi,
Roberts, Paul,
Sharifian, Farzad,
HerausgeberIn:
Sharifian, Farzad,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:New Perspectives on Language and Education
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Physical Description:1 online resource (240 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Contributors
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. English as an International Language: An Overview
  • Part 1: Native/Non-native Divide: Politics, Policies and Practices
  • 2. English as a Lingua Franca, ‘Non-native Speakers’ and Cosmopolitan Realities
  • 3. Teaching English as an International Language (EIL) in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Countries: The Brown Man’s Burden
  • 4. EIL, Native-speakerism and the Failure of European ELT
  • Part 2: EIL, Attitudes and Identity(ies)
  • 5. Researching Non-native Speakers’ Views Toward Intelligibility and Identity: Bridging the Gap Between Moral High Grounds and Down-to-Earth Concerns
  • 6. Attitudes Towards English as an International Language: The Pervasiveness of Native Models Among L2 Users and Teachers
  • 7. ‘I Thought I was an Easterner; it Turns Out I am a Westerner!’: EIL Migrant Teacher Identities
  • Part 3: EIL, Teacher Education and Language Testing: Gaps and Challenges
  • 8. Global Warning? West-based TESOL, Class-Blindness and the Challenge for Critical Pedagogies
  • 9. Desirable But Not Necessary? The Place of World Englishes and English as an International Language in English Teacher Preparation Programs in Japan
  • 10. Imperialism of International Tests: An EIL Perspective
  • Part 4: The Scope of EIL: Widening, Tightening and Emerging Themes
  • 11. Broadening the ELF Paradigm: Spoken English in an International Encounter
  • 12. Pragmatics and EIL Pedagogy
  • 13. Cultural Conceptualizations in English as an International Language
  • 14. English as the International Language of Scholarship: Implications for the Dissemination of ‘Local’ Knowledge
  • 15. Local or International Standards: Indigenized Varieties of English at the Crossroads
  • Index

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