English as an International Language

Perspectives and Pedagogical Issues

Edited by Dr. Farzad Sharifian

Publication date:

08 January 2009

Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Dimensions:

210x148mm
6x8"

ISBN-13: 9781847691217

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 divide, the politics of an international language, communication in a Lingua Franca, the choice of a model for ELT, and the link between English and identity(ies) has stimulated scholarly inquiry in an unprecedented way. The chapters in this volume revisit, challenge, and expand upon established arguments and positions regarding the politics, policies, pedagogies, and practices of English as an international language, as well as its sociolinguistic and socio-psychological complexities.

1) English as an International Language: An overview Farzad Sharifian Native/Non-native divide: Politics, policies, and practices

2) English as a lingua franca, ‘non-native speakers’, and cosmopolitan realities Adrian Holliday

3) Teaching English as an International Language (EIL) in the GCC countries: The Brown Man’s Burden Sadia Ali

4) EIL, Nativespeakerism, and the failure of European ELT Marko Modiano EIL, attitudes, and identity(ies)

5) Researching NNSs’ views toward intelligibility and identity: Bridging the gap between moral high grounds and down-to-earth concerns David C. S. Li

6) Attitudes towards English as an International Language: The pervasiveness of native models among L2 users and teachers Enric Llurda

7) I thought I was an Easterner; it turns out I am a Westerner!: EIL migrant teacher identities Bojana Petrić EIL, teacher education, and language testing: Gaps and challenges

8) Global warning? West-Based TESOL, class-blindness and the challenge for critical pedagogies Vaidehi Ramanathan and Brian Morgan

9) Desirable but not necessary? The place of World Englishes and English as an international language in English teacher preparation programs in Japan Aya Matsuda

10) Imperialism of international tests: an EIL perspective Sarah Zafar Khan The scope of EIL: Widening, tightening, and emerging themes

11) Broadening the ELF Paradigm: spoken English in an international encounter Paul Roberts and Suresh Canagarajah

12) Pragmatics and EIL Pedagogy Sandra Lee McKay

13) Cultural conceptualisations in English as an International Language Farzad Sharifian

14) English as the international language of scholarship: implications for the dissemination of ‘local’ knowledge Andy Kirkpatrick

15) Local or international standards: Indigenised Varieties of English at the crossroads Eric A. Anchimbe

This praiseworthy and useful volume is highly commendable not only for linguists but also for English language practitioners. It provides a step forward in this new and vibrant field of research.