Analysing English in a Global Context offers a global perspective on the changing uses and forms of English and develops the skills needed to analyse these forms. Together with its companion volumes, it presents English language teaching in a variety of specific institutional, geographic, and cultural contexts. This Reader addresses key contemporary issues in English language teaching and applied linguistics. The articles - a range of classic and specially commissioned pieces - have been carefully chosen and edited and together they provide an overview of the rapid growth and spread of English in its many varieties worldwide. A general introduction outlines the approach, organization, and differnet perspectives of the collection. Up-to-date and fully international, the Reader foregrounds some of the most challenging questions for future developments in English language teaching worldwide. 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.
Vijay K Bhatia; Anne Burns; Caroline Coffin; David Crystal; Beverly Derewianka; Eleanor Er; David Graddol; M.A.K. Halliday; Rick Iedema; Brad B. Kachru; J.R. Martin; Denise Murray; Cecil L. Nelson; Cl