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OverviewCovering 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alastair Pennycook , Christopher N. CandlinPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138142480ISBN 10: 1138142484 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 31 March 2016 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Author’s Acknowledgements Acknowledgments Publisher’s Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 The world in English; Chapter 2 Discourse and dependency in a shifting world; Chapter 3 English and colonialism; Chapter 4 Spreading the word/disciplining the language; Chapter 5 ELT from development aid to global commodity; Chapter 6 The worldliness of English in Malaysia; Chapter 7 The worldliness of English in Singapore; Chapter 8 Writing back; Chapter 9 Towards a critical pedagogy for teaching English as a worldly language;ReviewsAuthor InformationAlastair Pennycook Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |