- Paperback: 376 pages
- Publisher: Longman UK (April 13 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0582234727
- ISBN-13: 978-0582234727
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 422 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #9 in Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > English (Specific Aspects)
- #9 in Books > Nonfiction > Education > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauri > English (Specific Aspects)
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"...a timely and thought-provoking contribution to the current discussion on the position of English in the world." Discourse & Society
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Covering a wide range of areas including international politics, colonial history, critical pedagogy, postcolonial literature and applied linguitics, this book examines ways to understand the cultural and political implications of the global spread of English.
Firstly, it explores how a particular view of English as an international language has come into being by examining its colonial origins, its connections to linguistics and applied linguistics, and its relationships to the global spread of teaching practices. It then offers an alternative, critical understanding through the concept of the 'worldliness' of English. This concept suggests that English can never be removed from the social, cultural, economic or political contexts in which it is used.
Firstly, it explores how a particular view of English as an international language has come into being by examining its colonial origins, its connections to linguistics and applied linguistics, and its relationships to the global spread of teaching practices. It then offers an alternative, critical understanding through the concept of the 'worldliness' of English. This concept suggests that English can never be removed from the social, cultural, economic or political contexts in which it is used.
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a solid evaluation of English as a world language,
This review is from: The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language (Paperback)
Similar to Phillipson's linguistic imperialism this book critically deals with the world-wide spread of English. Altough Pennycook overplays the dangers of English a bit he is far less idelogical than Phillipson. Contrary to Phillipson he also offer an interestign solution which is that teachers of English have to deal critically with this phenomenon. He refers to this as critical pedagogy. This book is highly recommended for any discussion about international English!
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a solid evaluation of English as a world language,
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This review is from: The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language (Paperback)
Similar to Phillipson's linguistic imperialism this book critically deals with the world-wide spread of English. Altough Pennycook overplays the dangers of English a bit he is far less idelogical than Phillipson. Contrary to Phillipson he also offer an interestign solution which is that teachers of English have to deal critically with this phenomenon. He refers to this as critical pedagogy. This book is highly recommended for any discussion about international English!
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