The Alchemy of English
The Alchemy of English

Author: Braj B. Kachru

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 9780252061721

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"What emerges from Kachru's fine work is the potential demarcation of an entire field, rather than merely the fruitful exploration of a topic. . . . [Kachru] is to be congratulated for having taken us as far as he already has and for doing so in so stimulating and so productive a fashion." -- World Englishes "A potent addition to theoretical, sociolinguistic, attitudinal and methodological explorations vis-à-vis the spread and functions of, and innovations in, English from the viewpoint of a non-Western scholar." -- The Language Teacher Winner of the Joint First Prize, Duke of Edinburgh English Language Book Competition of the English-Speaking Union of the Commonwealth, 1987

English Around the World
English Around the World

Author: Jenny Cheshire

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-04-26

Total Pages: 708

ISBN-13: 9780521395656

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The social development of English as a world language emerges from a comprehensive account of our current knowledge of it as well as the gaps in understanding which future research can remedy.

The Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader
The Routledge Language and Cultural Theory Reader

Author: Lucy Burke

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13: 9780415186810

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This is a core introduction to the most innovative and influential writings to have shaped and defined the relations between language, culture and cultural identity.

Collected Works of Braj B. Kachru
Collected Works of Braj B. Kachru

Author: Braj Kachru

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-02-26

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1441125760

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Professor Braj Kachru (b. 1932) has pioneered, shaped and defined the scholarly field of world Englishes. He is the founder and co-editor of World Englishes, the associate editor of the Oxford Companion to the English Language and contributor to the Cambridge History of the English Language. His research on world Englishes, the Kashmiri language and literature, and theoretical and applied studies on language and society has resulted in more than 25 authored and edited volumes and more than 100 research papers, review articles, and reviews. The first volume of these Collected Works brings together a number of Kachru's key papers from 1976 to 1990, covering Kachru's early work in the development of World Englishes as a concept and his exploration of non-native varieties of English.

Towards a Pedagogical Model for Teaching English in an Indian Context
Towards a Pedagogical Model for Teaching English in an Indian Context

Author: Mriganka Choudhury

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2018-11-07

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1527521176

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book encapsulates the various discourses that try to theorise the evolution of English as a global language from the perspectives of history, geography and individual proficiency. It discusses the status of English in post-colonial India, where it has coexisted with native languages in a multilingual scenario for almost three hundred years and has developed into a form with its own distinct lexical, phonological, morpho-syntactical and discourse features. This indigenized form of English has come to be recognized as Indian English. While many linguists argue that Indian English is a distinct variety with its own standardized form, others do not quite agree. While the advocates of Standard Indian English have argued in favour of recognition of Standard Indian English in Indian pedagogy, others regard Indian English as suitable only for informal usage. Through a survey conducted among those who are closely related to the English language in India, this book examines the acceptability of Standard Indian English usage, and, using an attitudinal survey, gauges their opinion vis-à-vis the idea of forming a pedagogical model for teaching English in the Indian context.

Language in South Asia
Language in South Asia

Author: Braj B. Kachru

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-03-27

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 9781139465502

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

South Asia is a rich and fascinating linguistic area, its many hundreds of languages from four major language families representing the distinctions of caste, class, profession, religion, and region. This comprehensive new volume presents an overview of the language situation in this vast subcontinent in a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context. An invaluable resource, it comprises authoritative contributions from leading international scholars within the fields of South Asian language and linguistics, historical linguistics, cultural studies and area studies. Topics covered include the ongoing linguistic processes, controversies, and implications of language modernization; the functions of South Asian languages within the legal system, media, cinema, and religion; language conflicts and politics, and Sanskrit and its long traditions of study and teaching. Language in South Asia is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.

A Survey of Modern English
A Survey of Modern English

Author: Stephan Gramley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-10-04

Total Pages: 568

ISBN-13: 1134944268

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A comprehensive, scholarly and systematic review of modern English in one volume. It presents a description of both the linguistic structure of present-day English and its geographical, social, gender and ethnic variations.

International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts
International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts

Author: Sandra Lee McKay

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1351562444

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Present-day globalization, migration, and the spread of English have resulted in a great diversity of social and educational contexts in which English learning is taking place. A basic assumption of this book is that because English is an international language, effective pedagogical decisions cannot be made without giving special attention to the many varied contexts in which English is taught and learned. Its unique value is the combination of three strands – globalization, sociolinguistics, and English as an international language – in one focused volume specifically designed for language teachers, providing explicit links between sociolinguistic concepts and language pedagogy. International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts: fully recognizes the relationship between social context and language teaching describes the social and sociolinguistic factors that affect the teaching and learning of English examines how the social context is influential in determining which languages are promoted in schools and society and how these languages are taught is unique in directly relating basic constructs in sociolinguistics to English language teaching features case studies that illustrate the diversity of English teaching contexts Directed to a wide TESOL and applied linguistics professional readership, this text will be particularly useful and effective for pre-service and in-service professional development in TESOL for K-12 and higher education levels.