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Standard English & World English: between Karl and Groucho

Calidoscópio (São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), 2013-05, Vol.11 (2), p.153 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS, Editoria de Periódicos Científicos May-Aug 2013 ;ISSN: 1679-8740 ;EISSN: 2177-6202

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  • Title:
    Standard English & World English: between Karl and Groucho
  • Author: Assis-Peterson, Ana Antônia ; Pagliarini Cox, Maria Inês
  • Subjects: British English ; Communication ; Creativity ; English as an international language ; English teachers ; Ethnography ; Globalization ; Imperialism ; Language ; Semiotics ; Society ; Students ; Teaching
  • Is Part Of: Calidoscópio (São Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), 2013-05, Vol.11 (2), p.153
  • Description: The use of grammatically incorrect English by foreign speakers, either in the classroom or out of it, is often seen as reproachable. Most teachers of English have the American or British speaker as the model to which their students should aspire. This belief in grammatical propriety can manifest itself in many ways throughout society, and mistakes in the use of Standard English can often trigger public mockery, or else be taken as a sign of a person's poor education. By analyzing a recent speech event in Brazil - a media interview by soccer coach Joel Santana in which his "Portenglish" answers to a foreign journalist became the target of public derision - our article questions whether Standard English is indeed the best model to apply in the classroom.The article begins by examining the limitations of the thesis of imperialism to explain the ubiquity of the English language today; then we go on to apply the theses of Worldliness and Glocalization to our case study.We argue that Santana's creative (or improper, in his critics' opinion) use of English is a case of "Glocality". Finally, we conclude by suggesting that less rigid standards of language learning would avoid stifling students' learning capacities, and let them flourish in an environment to which they can relate.
  • Publisher: São Leopoldo: Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos - UNISINOS, Editoria de Periódicos Científicos
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1679-8740
    EISSN: 2177-6202
  • Source: AUTh Library subscriptions: ProQuest Central
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