The Use of English

The Use of English
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Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 0582326818
ISBN-13 : 9780582326811
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Use of English by : Randolph Quirk

Use of English

Use of English
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Total Pages : 120
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:633298196
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Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Use of English by : Leo Jones

The Rise of English

The Rise of English
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 489
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ISBN-10 : 9780190625610
ISBN-13 : 0190625619
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis The Rise of English by : Rosemary C. Salomone

A sweeping account of the global rise of English and the high-stakes politics of languageSpoken by a quarter of the world's population, English is today's lingua franca- - its common tongue. The language of business, popular media, and international politics, English has become commodified for its economic value and increasingly detached from any particular nation. This meteoric "riseof English" has many obvious benefits to communication. Tourists can travel abroad with greater ease. Political leaders can directly engage their counterparts. Researchers can collaborate with foreign colleagues. Business interests can flourish in the global economy.But the rise of English has very real downsides as well. In Europe, imperatives of political integration and job mobility compete with pride in national language and heritage. In the United States and England, English isolates us from the cultural and economic benefits of speaking other languages.And in countries like India, South Africa, Morocco, and Rwanda, it has stratified society along lines of English proficiency.In The Rise of English, Rosemary Salomone offers a commanding view of the unprecedented spread of English and the far-reaching effects it has on global and local politics, economics, media, education, and business. From the inner workings of the European Union to linguistic battles over influence inAfrica, Salomone draws on a wealth of research to tell the complex story of English - and, ultimately, to argue for English not as a force for domination but as a core component of multilingualism and the transcendence of linguistic and cultural borders.

English-Medium Instruction at Universities

English-Medium Instruction at Universities
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Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 9781847698155
ISBN-13 : 1847698158
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis English-Medium Instruction at Universities by : Aintzane Doiz

This book provides critical insights into the English-medium instruction (EMI) experiences which have been implemented at a number of universities in countries such as China, Finland, Israel, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and the USA, which are characterised by differing political, cultural and sociolinguistic situations. In particular, it reflects on the consequences of implementing EMI as an attempt to gain visibility and as a strategy in response to the need to become competitive in both national and international markets. The pitfalls and challenges specific to each setting are analysed, and the pedagogical issues and methodological implications that arise from the implementation of these programmes are also discussed. This volume will serve to advance our awareness about the strategies and tools needed to improve EMI at tertiary level.

Decolonising the Conrad Canon

Decolonising the Conrad Canon
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9781800855229
ISBN-13 : 1800855222
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Decolonising the Conrad Canon by : Alice M. Kelly

With the pressing work of decolonising our reading lists gaining traction in UK higher educational contexts, Decolonising the Conrad Canon shows how those author-Gods most associated with the colonial literary canon can also be retooled through decolonial, queer, feminist readings. This book finds pockets of powerful anti-colonial resistance and queer dissonance in Joseph Conrad’s lesser-known works – breathing spaces from the colonial rhetoric that dominates his novels – and traces the female characters who voice them off the page and into their transmedia (digital/illustrative/cinematic) afterlives. From Immada and Edith’s queer gaze in The Rescue and the periodical illustrations that accompanied its initial serialization, to Aïssa’s sustained critique of imperialism in An Outcast of the Islands and her portrayal on mass-market paperback book covers, to the structural female bonds of Almayer’s Folly and Nina’s embodiment in Chantal Akerman’s adaptation La Folie Almayer, this book centres Conrad’s female characters as viable, meaning-making citizens of the canon. Through this intervention, Decolonising the Conrad Canon proposes an innovative model for teaching, reading and studying not just Joseph Conrad’s work but the colonial literary canon more broadly.

English as a Global Language

English as a Global Language
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9781107611801
ISBN-13 : 1107611806
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis English as a Global Language by : David Crystal

Written in a detailed and fascinating manner, this book is ideal for general readers interested in the English language.

Grammar Practice Activities

Grammar Practice Activities
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 0521338476
ISBN-13 : 9780521338479
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Grammar Practice Activities by : Penny Ur

A guide to combining grammar teaching with a broadly communicative methodology.

Language Use in English-Medium Instruction at University

Language Use in English-Medium Instruction at University
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 197
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ISBN-10 : 9781000377866
ISBN-13 : 1000377865
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Language Use in English-Medium Instruction at University by : David Lasagabaster

This collection brings together insights from research and scholars’ practical experience on the role of language and language use in teacher practices at the university level in EMI contexts, offering global perspectives across diverse educational settings. The volume considers the language-related practices, processes and ways of thinking implemented in EMI contexts as teachers and students co-construct meaning through interaction while also situating these observations within the wider educational policies of institutions, societal norms and contextual pedagogies. The book highlights both the diversity and commonalities of the challenges and opportunities in enhancing student experience in different EMI contexts, drawing on international perspectives spanning South America, Europe and Asia. In so doing, the volume offers a comprehensive portrait of the current realities of the EMI experience at the university level, empowering stakeholders to critically reflect upon and adapt their classroom strategies to their own realities and chart new directions for research in the field. The book will be of particular interest to scholars interested in issues in English-medium instruction, applied linguistics, language policy and language education, as well as those currently teaching in EMI contexts.

Practical English Usage

Practical English Usage
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Total Pages : 768
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ISBN-10 : 0194202410
ISBN-13 : 9780194202411
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Practical English Usage by : Michael Swan

Fully revised and updated, and now available online and in print.

The Shelleys and the Brownings

The Shelleys and the Brownings
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Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9781800855236
ISBN-13 : 1800855230
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis The Shelleys and the Brownings by : Rieko Suzuki

This book is about the intertextual relationships between the works of the Shelleys and the Brownings. While a lot of research has been done on the relationship between Percy Bysshe Shelley and Robert Browning, virtually nothing has been said about the links between Mary Shelley and Robert Browning, and very little on the connections between the Shelleys and Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Rieko Suzuki seeks to address this blind spot by focusing on three areas in particular: firstly, the way that Browning’s later poems reflect back on and re-engage with Shelley’s work; secondly, Mary Shelley’s influence on Browning’s early poems; and thirdly, Shelley’s presence in and influence on Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s writing. In mapping out the various ways in which texts relate to other texts, the book also identifies a number of important thematic threads that run throughout the work of all four writers. These include theories of history and historical consciousness, providing a further dimension to the question of ‘influence’. They also include ideas about exile, gender, liberal politics and cultural heritage, central to almost all the texts discussed here, as the Shelleys and the Brownings, in different ways and in varying contexts, tried to negotiate the possibility of a more tolerant and resilient social, political and cultural environment.