TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pennycook,Alastair
TI  - The cultural politics of English as an international language
T2  - Language in social life series
SN  - 0582234735
AV  - PE2751 .P46 1994
U1  - 420 20
PY  - 1994///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Longman
KW  - English language
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Foreign countries
KW  - Language and culture
KW  - English-speaking countries
KW  - Communication, International
KW  - Intercultural communication
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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