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CONTENDING WITH GLOBALIZATION IN WORLD ENGLISHES What roles are English and World Englishes playing in globalization? What effect is globalization having on English and World Englishes? What effect is globalization having on other languages? Anyone interested in exploring these crucial questions will find this book a most helpful and stimulating companion. The editors have assembled an appropriately diverse all-star cast of contributors, each of whom approaches the topic from a refreshingly innovative standpoint. To paraphrase Omoniyi’s poem which opens the book, readers will learn to 'waltz, salsa and lion-dance' (and hip-hop) their way through the complex cultural and linguistic steps of globalisation. Andy Kirkpatrick, Hong Kong Institute of Education This book engages with English in globalization, re-examining and re-interpreting the contemporary contexts of its acquisition and use. The chapters contained in this book weave together four inter-related themes that define the role of English in the global context: the ‘centrality of structure’, ‘relationships of interdependence’, ‘social constructions of difference’ and ‘reproduction of inequality’. Critical Language and Literacy Studies May 2010 256pp For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692740 Removal 27 September 2010 |
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TESTING THE UNTESTABLE IN LANGUAGE EDUCATION This book investigates the intersections between language learning and language assessment, and four specific areas within language learning: learner autonomy, intercultural competence, literature and literary competence, and the integration of content and language learning. The book is a valuable addition to the literature on what are seemingly untestable and unassessable facets of foreign language competence. New Perspectives on Language and Education June 2010 280pp For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692658 Removal 27 September 2010 |
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DOES THE WRITING WORKSHOP STILL WORK? A remarkable new collection of essays about the theory, practice, design, and reinvention of peer-review components in writing-courses. The expertise and range of experience represented by the contributors is astonishing. This is a bountiful offering indeed. Hans Ostrom, editor, of Colors of a Different Horse: Re-Thinking Creative Writing Theory and Pedagogy Does the Writing Workshop Still Work? is alert to the newest media in the creative arts, while offering a defense and investigation of the best practices of the creative writing workshop. A valuable resource to all teachers who view creative writing pedagogy as an academic discipline and humanistic exploration. Shirley Geok-lin Lim, University of California, Santa Barbara; author of Among the White Moon Faces. This book explores the effectiveness of the writing workshop in the Creative Writing classroom, searching beyond the question of whether or not the workshop works to consider alternative pedagogical models. The needs of a growing and diverse student population are central to the contributors' consideration of non-normative pedagogies. This book is a must-read for all teachers of Creative Writing. New Writing Viewpoints May 2010 264pp For further information click on the following link: http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781847692689 Removal 27 September 2010 |
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