International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts
Towards a Socially Sensitive EIL Pedagogy
Price: $130.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-8058-6337-6
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 6th June 2008
- Pages: 232
About the Book
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.
Reviews
"…addresses a timely and attention-getting topic with expertise and perspective. There is both engagement with theoretical issues and an exploration of specific cases from all continents of the globe….. This book is a clear choice for courses in the TESOL master’s program at my institution, which prepares both U.S. and international TESOL teachers. A particular virtue is the clarity of the writing style for non-native English speaking readers."
Nancy Hornberger, University of Pennsylvania
"…a substantive, well-organized, and authoritative volume…. Its appearance is timely indeed, as researchers, employers, school boards and ministries of education around the world are grappling with the implications of English as a global language."
David Nunan, University of Hong Kong
"The links to language planning, policy, and pedagogy make this a very valuable book that will be of great interest to many people involved in ELT around the world."
Christina Higgins, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Table of Contents
@contents: Selected Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter One: English in an Era of Globalization
Chapter Two: Social Contexts for EIL Learning
Chapter Three: Multilingual Societies
Chapter Four: Language Planning and Policy
Chapter Five: Linguistic Variation and Standards
Chapter Six: Interactional Sociolinguistics
Chapter Seven: Towards a Socially Sensitive EIL Pedagogy
About the Author(s)
Sandra Lee McKay is Professor of English at San Francisco State University, United States.
Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng is Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education, Center for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Singapore.
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