English as an international language [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives and pedagogical issues / / edited by Farzad Sharifian

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782461403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Bristol, UK ; ; Buffalo, NY, : Multilingual Matters, c2009
• ISBN: 1-84769-860-3; 1-281-97344-0; 9786611973445; 1-84769-123-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Collana: New perspectives on language and education
• Classificazione: HE 150
• Altri autori (Persone): SharifianFarzad
• Disciplina: 428.2/4
• Soggetti: English language - Globalization; English language - Study and teaching - Foreign speakers
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Abbreviations -- 1. English as an International Language: An Overview -- 2. English as a Lingua Franca, ‘Non-native Speakers’ and Cosmopolitan Realities -- 3. Teaching English as an International Language (EIL) in the Gulf Corporation Council (GCC) Countries: The Brown Man’s Burden -- 4. EIL, Native-speakerism and the Failure of European ELT -- 5. Researching Non-native Speakers’ Views Toward Intelligibility and Identity: Bridging the Gap Between Moral High Grounds and Down-to-Earth Concerns -- 6. Attitudes Towards English as an International Language: The Pervasiveness of Native Models Among L2 Users and Teachers -- 7. ‘I Thought I was an Easterner; it Turns Out I am a Westerner!’: EIL Migrant Teacher Identities -- 8. Global Warning? West-based TESOL, Class-Blindness and the Challenge for Critical Pedagogies -- 9. Desirable But Not Necessary? The Place of World Englishes and English as an International Language in English Teacher Preparation Programs in Japan -- 10. Imperialism of International Tests: An EIL Perspective -- 11. Broadening the ELF Paradigm: Spoken English in an International Encounter -- 12. Pragmatics and EIL Pedagogy -- 13. Cultural Conceptualizations in ; English as an International Language -- 14. English as the International Language of Scholarship: Implications for the Dissemination of ‘Local’ Knowledge -- 15. Local or International Standards: Indigenized Varieties of English at the Crossroads -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.