Englishes in Asia : communication, identity, power and education /

Englishes in Asia : communication, identity, power and education / editor Andy Kirkpatrick. - 312 pages ; 25 cm

Selected proceedings from the 5th English in South East Asia Conference held at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, on 6-8 December 2000.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Andy Kirkpatrick -- 1. Global English and local language policies / Robert Phillipson -- 2. Hong Kong parents' preference for English-medium education: passive victims of imperialism or active agents of pragmatism? / David Li -- 3. Implications of the recommendation that English become the second official language in Japan / Kayako Hashimoto -- 4. Culture and identity in the English discourses of Malaysians / Azirah Hashim -- 5. Englishization and nativization processes in the context of Brunei Darussalam: evidence for and against / Hajah Rosnah Haji Ramly, et al -- 6. Kissing cousins? The relationship between English and Tok Pisin in Papua New Guinea / Geoff Smith -- 7. Chaos in Aboriginal English discourse / Farzad Sharifian -- 8. Language, literature and culture, and their meeting place in the dictionary / Susan Butler -- 9. Even obituaries reflect cultural norms and values / Maya Khemlani David and Janet Y. Yong -- 10. Recent research into the pronunciation of Singapore English / Low Ee Ling and David Deterding -- 11. Languages in contact: Hong Kong English phonology and the influence of Cantonese / Tony Hung -- 12. Canon and pedagogy: the role of American colonial education in defining standards for Philippine literature / Isabel Pefianco Martin -- 13. ASEAN and Asian cultures and models: implications for the ELT curriculum and for teacher selection / Andy Kirkpatrick -- 14. From TEFL to TEIL: changes in perceptions and practices: Teaching English as an International Language in Chinese universities / Xu Zhichang -- 15. Reflective discourse in teacher education in Brunei Darussalam / David Lochmohr Prescott -- 16. Alternative English: vernacular oral art among Aboriginal youth / Ian Malcolm -- 17. A study of the language of pre-school Malaysian children / Kow Yip Cheng -- 18. Communication behaviours of EFL learners in a native English-speaker teacher's class: a case in Hong Kong / Jasmine Luk -- 19. Multicultural practices in rural Malaysia and their impact on English language learning in rural education / Dr. Hazita Azman.,Ô Recent research into the pronunciation of Singapore English / Low Ee Ling, David Deterding.

"The papers in this volume represent a selection of the papers given at the 5th English in South East Asia Conference, held at Curtin University of Technology, Perth 6-8 December 2000. This collection of 19 papers by key researchers in the field explore various aspects of the development of regional varieties of English including the roles that they play in local and regional communities and how they co-exist with other varieties of English and other languages." -- BOOK JACKET.

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English language--Study and teaching--Southeast Asia--Congresses
Second language acquisition--Southeast Asia--Congresses
Language and culture--Southeast Asia--Congresses
English language--Southeast Asia--Congresses
Language policy--Southeast Asia--Congresses

PE3502.A83 / E53 2002

427.959

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