The rapid global spread of the English language has serious linguistic, ideological, socio-cultural, political, and pedagogical implications as it creates both positive interactions and negative tensions between global and local forces. Accordingly, debate about issues such as the native/non-native divide, the politics of an international language, communication in a Lingua Franca, the choice of a model for ELT, and the link between English and identity(ies) has… (more)
Publisher: Multilingual Matters (January 08, 2009)
Collection: New Perspectives on Language and Education
Format: EPUB
Page count: 240 pages
Protection: DRM
Language: English