Description
| Product ID: | 9780415788137 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Routledge Linguistics Classics |
| Title: | The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language |
| Authors: | Author: Alastair Pennycook |
| Page Count: | 366 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Sociolinguistics, Literature: history and criticism, Language teaching theory and methods, Sociolinguistics, Literature: history & criticism, Applied linguistics for ELT |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A much-cited and highly influential text by Alastair Pennycook, one of the world authorities in sociolinguistics, The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language explores the globalization of English by examining its colonial origins, its connections to linguistics and applied linguistics, and its relationship to the global spread of teaching practices. Reissued with a substantial preface, this Routledge Linguistics Classic remains a landmark text, which led a much-needed critical and ideologically informed investigation into the burgeoning topic of World Englishes. Key reading for all those working in the areas of Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and World Englishes. A much-cited and highly influential text by Alastair Pennycook, one of the world authorities in sociolinguistics, The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language explores the globalization of English by examining its colonial origins, its connections to linguistics and applied linguistics, and its relationships to the global spread of teaching practices. Nine chapters cover a wide range of key topics including:
The book provides a critical understanding of the concept of the ‘worldliness of English’, or the idea that English can never be removed from the social, cultural, economic or political contexts in which it is used. Reissued with a substantial preface, this Routledge Linguistics Classic remains a landmark text, which led a much-needed critical and ideologically-informed investigation into the burgeoning topic of World Englishes. Key reading for all those working in the areas of Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics and World Englishes. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2017-03-13 |
