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World Englishes in English Language Teaching

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Authors:
  1. Alex Baratta

    1. Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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  • Argues that Englishes beyond the inner circle (e.g. Indian English) have already been codified and firmly established
  • Problematizes the terminologies currently used for certain World Englishes and calls for the need to distinguish, for example, between ‘Chinglish’ and ‘China English’
  • Addresses the contentious terms such as: native speakers, foreign varieties, glocal, Englishes and English as an International Language
  • Provides classroom exercises which demonstrate how World Englishes can be used in the EFL Classroom

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 1-23

  3. Variety Within Inner Circle Englishes

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 25-36

  4. The Reality of World Englishes

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 37-67

  5. Non-inner Circle Englishes Versus Language Errors

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 69-116

  6. Three Varieties of Non-inner Circle English

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 117-134

  7. Non-inner Circle Englishes in the Classroom

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 135-166

  8. Methodology

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 167-180

  9. Results and Discussion

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 181-271

  10. How World Englishes Can Be Used in the EFL Classroom

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 273-308

  11. Conclusion

    • Alex Baratta
    Pages 309-313

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 315-319
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About this book

This book provides an in-depth exploration of World Englishes and their place in the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. It opens with a critical assessment of the research to date that includes analysis of competing and complementary terms such as English as an International Language (EIL), Global English, English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and 'Glocal English'. Here, and throughout the work, the author problematizes the terminologies used to define and describe Englishes, arguing for example for the need to distinguish between Chinglish and China English. The book then turns to an examination of three case study varieties of non-inner circle English: Konglish, Singlish and Indian English; before exploring the results of an original empirical study into language attitudes concerning several varieties of English among language teachers and learners. Finally, sample exercises for the classroom are provided. This book will be of particular interest to language teachers and teacher trainers, and to students and scholars of EFL and applied linguistics more broadly.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Manchester Institute of Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

    Alex Baratta

About the author

Alex Baratta is a lecturer at the Manchester Institute of Education, the University of Manchester, UK. His research focuses on the relationship between language and identity in educational contexts, and he is also the author of Accent and Teacher Identity in Britain (2018).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: World Englishes in English Language Teaching

  • Authors: Alex Baratta

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13286-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13285-9Published: 12 March 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-13288-0Published: 09 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-13286-6Published: 01 March 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 319

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Language Education, Language Teaching, Intercultural Communication, Self and Identity, English

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