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The cultural politics of English as an international language / Alastair Pennycook.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Language in social life seriesPublisher: London ; New York : Longman, 1994Description: ix, 365 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0582234735
  • 9780582234734
  • 0582234727
  • 9780582234727
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 420 20
LOC classification:
  • PE2751 .P46 1994
Contents:
Author's acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- 1. The world in English -- 2. Discourse and dependency in a shifting world -- 3. English and colonialism: origins of a discourse -- 4. Spreading the word/disciplining the language -- 5. ELT from development aid to global commodity -- 6. The Worldliness of English in Malaysia -- 7. The Worldliness of English in Singapore -- 8. Writing back: the appropriation of English -- 9. Towards a critical pedagogy for teaching English as a worldly language -- References -- Index.
Summary: Covering a wide range of areas including international politics, colonial history, critical pedagogy, postcolonial literature and applied linguistics, this book examines ways to understand the cultural and political implications of the global spread of English. Including a useful mixture of theory, research and practice, this will be of use to advanced students of education, English and applied linguistics, for courses on teaching second languages, critical pedagogy, comparative education and world Englishes. It will also be of interest to students of postcolonial literature and international relations.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-355) and index.

Author's acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- 1. The world in English -- 2. Discourse and dependency in a shifting world -- 3. English and colonialism: origins of a discourse -- 4. Spreading the word/disciplining the language -- 5. ELT from development aid to global commodity -- 6. The Worldliness of English in Malaysia -- 7. The Worldliness of English in Singapore -- 8. Writing back: the appropriation of English -- 9. Towards a critical pedagogy for teaching English as a worldly language -- References -- Index.

Covering a wide range of areas including international politics, colonial history, critical pedagogy, postcolonial literature and applied linguistics, this book examines ways to understand the cultural and political implications of the global spread of English. Including a useful mixture of theory, research and practice, this will be of use to advanced students of education, English and applied linguistics, for courses on teaching second languages, critical pedagogy, comparative education and world Englishes. It will also be of interest to students of postcolonial literature and international relations.

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