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English as an international language : challenges and possibilities

Australian review of applied linguistics, 2008-01, Vol.31 (3), p.28.1-28.18 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2008 Monash University ePress ;ISSN: 0155-0640 ;EISSN: 1833-7139 ;DOI: 10.2104/aral0828 ;CODEN: ARALDL

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  • Title:
    English as an international language : challenges and possibilities
  • Author: Clyne, Michael ; Sharifian, Farzad
  • Subjects: Applied linguistics ; English (Second language) ; Globalisation ; International communication ; International languages ; Internationalisation
  • Is Part Of: Australian review of applied linguistics, 2008-01, Vol.31 (3), p.28.1-28.18
  • Description: In recent years, there has been a rapid evolution in the demographics of English speaking communities and individuals around the world, with an unprecedented growth in the number of users and learners of English. In the majority of cases, these learners and users are those who would traditionally have been classified as 'non-native' speakers. This trend towards non-native speakers far outweighing native speakers in number is projected to pick up speed. The evolving nature of English in this context of its globalisation has called for a reassessment of a number of key dimensions in applied linguistic studies of English. Scholarly debates have surfaced about various political issues including the validity of the old distinction between 'native' and non-native' speakers, what form English should - or is likely to - take as a language of international/ intercultural communication (or lingua franca), and which groups are empowered and which ones disadvantaged by the accelerating prominence of English. This article is a position paper which expands on some of these fundamental questions. [Author abstract, ed]
  • Publisher: Monash University ePress
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0155-0640
    EISSN: 1833-7139
    DOI: 10.2104/aral0828
    CODEN: ARALDL
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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