International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts

Present-day globalization, migration, and the spread of English have resulted in a great diversity of social and educational contexts in which English learning is taking place. A basic assumption of this book is that because English is an international language, effective pedagogical decisions cannot be made without giving special attention to the many varied contexts in which English is taught and learned. Its unique value is the combination of three strands - globalization, sociolinguistics, and English as an international language - in one focused volume specifically designed for language teachers, providing explicit links between sociolinguistic concepts and language pedagogy.

Sandra Lee McKay is Professor of English at San Francisco State University, United States. Wendy D. Bokhorst-Heng is Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education, Center for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, Singapore.

@contents: Selected Contents Table of Contents Chapter One: English in an Era of Globalization Chapter Two: Social Contexts for EIL Learning Chapter Three: Multilingual Societies Chapter Four: Language Planning and Policy Chapter Five: Linguistic Variation and Standards Chapter Six: Interactional Sociolinguistics Chapter Seven: Towards a Socially Sensitive EIL Pedagogy