Overview
Analysing English in a Global Context offers a global perspective on the changing uses and forms of English and develops the skills needed to analyze these forms. Together with its companion volumes, it presents English language teaching in a variety of specific institutional, geographic, and cultural contexts. Topics include:the internationalization of English;
the status of the non-native English teacher;
the recognition of language variation;
the debate on standard versus non-standard varieties.
Synopsis
Devised in collaboration with the Open University and Macquarie University, Australia, Analysing English in a Global Context is specifically designed for the postgraduate student market, as well as for teachers of English as a second or foreign language throughout the world. This is a groundbreaking Reader which includes specially commissioned pieces as well as classic texts and provides a global perspective on the changing uses and forms of English and its impact on language teaching contexts. Students' skills in analysing these forms will be developed through an examination of the major functional models and their strengths and weaknesses.
Booknews
This volume consists of both previously published and commissioned pieces selected to provide an overview of the rapid growth and spread of English throughout the world. Burns (linguistics and psychology, Macquarie U., Sydney) and Coffin (Centre for Language and Communications, Open U., UK) have incorporated articles that address issues such as the internationalization of English, the status of the non-native English teacher, the recognition of English language variation, the debate on standard verses non- standard varieties, and the role of pedagogical grammars in English language teaching. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)