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Series: Routledge Studies in Sociolinguistics
This book presents an alternative paradigm in understanding and appreciating World Englishes (WEs) in the wake of globalization and its accompanying shifting priorities in many dimensions of modern life, including the emergence of the English language as the dominant lingua franca (ELF). Chew...
To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics
In this book, contributors have been brought together to discuss the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. Rather than assuming a general typological...
To Be Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
In this book, Jennifer Jenkins, one of the leading proponents of English as a Lingua Franca, explores current academic English language policy in higher education around the world. Universities around the world are increasingly presenting themselves as "international" but their English language...
To Be Published August 7th 2013 by Routledge
English as a Lingua Franca: Theorizing and Teaching English examines the English used among non-native speakers around the world today and its relation to English as a native language, as well as the implications for English language teaching. Challenging and incisive, this book analyses positive...
To Be Published August 28th 2013 by Routledge
This book provides a series of snapshots of current English slang usage around the world, both in countries where English is a first or second language and in multi-lingual contexts. The 19 chapters, authored by leading international authorities, range from Inner City New York slang and Hip Hop...
To Be Published November 29th 2013 by Routledge
Series: Routledge Research in Education
This book explores the rhetoric and functions of a "global" English by analyzing the teaching and learning of remedial English coaching scheme for students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes in Indian universities and technology institutes. Examining the...
To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
