Attitudes Toward English Usage
Author: Edward Finegan
Publisher:
Published: 1980-04-01
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780807725351
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English Usage Guides
Author: Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 0198808208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume explores both historical and current issues in English usage guides or style manuals. Chapters look at how and why these guides are compiled, and by whom; what sort of advice they contain; how they differ from grammars and dictionaries; and how attitudes to usage have changed.
Attitudes towards English in Europe
Author: Andrew Linn
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2015-07-24
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1614515514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe status of English in Europe is changing, and this book offers a series of studies of attitudes to English today. Until recently English was often seen as an opportunity for Europeans to take part in the global market, but increasingly English is viewed as a threat to the national languages of Europe, and the idea that Europeans are equally at home in English is being challenged. This book will appeal to anyone interested in global English.
The Social Psychology of English as a Global Language
Author: Robert M. McKenzie
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2010-08-18
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9048185661
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis ground-breaking work is a detailed account of an innovative and in-depth study of the attitudes of in excess of 500 Japanese learners towards a number of standard and non-standard as well as native and non-native varieties of English speech. The research conducted refines the investigation of learner attitudes by employing a range of pioneering techniques of attitude measurement. These methods are largely incorporated from the strong traditions that exist in the fields of social psychology and second language acquisition and utilize both direct and indirect techniques of attitude measurement. The author locates the findings in the context of the wealth of literature on native speaker evaluations of languages and language varieties. The study is unique in that the results provide clear evidence of both attitude change and high levels of linguistic awareness among the informants of social and geographical diversity within the English language. These findings are analyzed in detail in relation to the global spread of English as well as in terms of the pedagogical implications for the choice of linguistic model employed in English language classrooms both inside and outside Japan. The issues examined are of particular interest to educators, researchers and students in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, second language acquisition, social psychology of language and sociolinguistics. The pedagogical and language policy implications of the findings obtained make essential reading for those with a specific focus on the role of the English language and English language teaching, both in Japan and beyond.
Attitudes to Language
Author: Peter Garrett
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-04-08
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1139486829
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJust about everyone seems to have views about language. Language attitudes and language ideologies permeate our daily lives. Our competence, intelligence, friendliness, trustworthiness, social status, group memberships, and so on, are often judged from the way we communicate. Even the speed at which we speak can evoke reactions. And we often try to anticipate such judgements as we communicate. In this lively introduction, Peter Garrett draws upon research carried out over recent decades in order to discuss such attitudes and the implications they have for our use of language, for social advantage or discrimination, and for social identity. Using a range of examples that includes punctuation, words, grammar, pronunciation, accents, dialects and languages, this book explores the intricate and fascinating ways in which language influences our everyday thoughts, feelings and behaviour.
Making Sense of "Bad English"
Author: Elizabeth Peterson
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019-10-17
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 1000652319
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy is it that some ways of using English are considered "good" and others are considered "bad"? Why are certain forms of language termed elegant, eloquent or refined, whereas others are deemed uneducated, coarse, or inappropriate? Making Sense of "Bad English" is an accessible introduction to attitudes and ideologies towards the use of English in different settings around the world. Outlining how perceptions about what constitutes "good" and "bad" English have been shaped, this book shows how these principles are based on social factors rather than linguistic issues and highlights some of the real-life consequences of these perceptions. Features include: an overview of attitudes towards English and how they came about, as well as real-life consequences and benefits of using "bad" English; explicit links between different English language systems, including child’s English, English as a lingua franca, African American English, Singlish, and New Delhi English; examples taken from classic names in the field of sociolinguistics, including Labov, Trudgill, Baugh, and Lambert, as well as rising stars and more recent cutting-edge research; links to relevant social parallels, including cultural outputs such as holiday myths, to help readers engage in a new way with the notion of Standard English; supporting online material for students which features worksheets, links to audio and news files, further examples and discussion questions, and background on key issues from the book. Making Sense of "Bad English" provides an engaging and thought-provoking overview of this topic and is essential reading for any student studying sociolinguistics within a global setting.
The Politics of English in Hong Kong
Author: Jette G. Hansen Edwards
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-12-07
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 135171368X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe focus of this book is on the impact of politics on language and identity in Hong Kong. The book is the first study to track real time language attitude changes against a divisive political landscape. It is also the most comprehensive study of language attitudes in Hong Kong to date, taking place over four years with over 1600 participants. Through both survey and interview data, a multifaceted portrait of language change in progress is presented, providing a more nuanced and complex view of language and identity than has previously been presented. The book examines the status of Hong Kong English in the light of attitudes towards Cantonese, English, and Putonghua, providing a deeper analysis of the linguistic complexity of Hong Kong; it can be argued that one cannot understand attitudes towards Hong Kong English without fully understanding the status and use of English in Hong Kong today. The book also presents a complex examination of language attitudes in Hong Kong by focusing not only on the what of language attitudes, but also the question of for whom, through an analysis of language attitudes by gender, age, identity, and speaking HKE.
Attitudes to Standard British English and Standard Polish
Author: Maciej Rataj
Publisher: Gdansk Studies in Language
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9783631659625
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book provides a new insight into English-Polish comparative sociolinguistics by comparing the attitudes of young native speakers of English and Polish to Standard English and Standard Polish. The author analyses the results of a questionnaire-based study of language attitudes conducted in Poland and the UK.
Recent Tools for Computer- and Mobile-Assisted Foreign Language Learning
Author: Andujar, Alberto
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2019-10-25
Total Pages: 398
ISBN-13: 1799810992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe use of technological tools to foster language development has led to advances in language methodologies and changed the approach towards language instruction. The tendency towards developing more autonomous learners has emphasized the need for technological tools that could contribute to this shift in foreign language learning. Computer-assisted language learning and mobile-assisted language learning have greatly collaborated to foster language instruction out of the classroom environment, offering possibilities for distance learning and expanding in-class time. Recent Tools for Computer- and Mobile-Assisted Foreign Language Learning is a scholarly research book that explores current strategies for foreign language learning through the use of technology and introduces new technological tools and evaluates existing ones that foster language development. Highlighting a wide array of topics such as gamification, mobile technologies, and virtual reality, this book is essential for language educators, educational software developers, IT consultants, K-20 institutions, principals, professionals, academicians, researchers, curriculum designers, and students.
English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity
Author: Jennifer Jenkins
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2007-07-26
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on research conducted among teachers, this text examines the role of standard language ideology in ELF attitude formation, critiques current SLA theories and ELT practices, highlights links between ELF accent attitudes and ELF identities, and includes proposals for making ELT pedagogy and testing more relevant.
