English Language as Hydra : Its Impacts on Non-English Language Cultures.

English Language as Hydra argues that, far too often, the English language industry has become a swirling, beguiling monster, unashamedly intent on challenging local lingua-diversity and threatening individual identities. This book brings together the voices of linguists, literary figures and teachi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rapatahana, Vaughan
Otros Autores: Bunce, Pauline
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Clevedon : Channel View Publications, 2012.
Colección:Linguistic diversity and language rights.
Temas:
Languages in contact > Pacific Area.
English language > Foreign coutries.
English language > Influence on foreign languages.
English language > Political aspects.
English language > Social aspects.
Langues en contact > Pacifique, Région du.
Anglais (Langue) > Influence sur les autres langues.
English language > Influence on foreign languages
English language > Political aspects
English language > Social aspects
Language and languages
Languages in contact
Pacific Area > Languages.
Pacifique, Région du > Langues.
Pacific Area
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • Series Editor's Note
  • The Genesis of this Book
  • Foreword
  • Introduction: English Language as Thief
  • 1. The Challenge - Ndaraca ya Thiomi: Languages as Bridges
  • 2. English Language as Bully in the Republic of Nauru
  • 3. Out of Sight, Out of Mind... and Out of Line: Language Education in the Australian Indian Ocean Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  • 4. English Language as Juggernaut - Aboriginal English and Indigenous Languages in Australia
  • 5. English Language as Nemesis for Ma¯ori
  • 6. A Personal Reflection: New Zealand Māori and English
  • 7. The Malchemy of English in Sri Lanka: Reinforcing Inequality through Imposing Extra-Linguistic Value
  • 8. English Language as Governess: Expatriate English Teaching Schemes in Hong Kong
  • 9. English Language as Auntie: Of 'Good Intentions' and a Pedagogy of Possibilities - ELT in the Philippines and its Effects on Children's Literacy Development
  • 10. It's Not Always English: 'Duelling Aunties' in Brunei Darussalam
  • 11. English Language as Siren Song: Hope and Hazard in Post-Apartheid South Africa
  • 12. English Language as Border-Crossing: Longing and Belonging in the South Korean Experience
  • 13. English and Mandarin in Singapore: Partners in Crime?
  • 14. English Language as Intruder: The Effects of English Language Education in Colombia and South America - a Critical Perspective
  • Afterword: Could Heracles Have Gone About Things Differently?
  • Coda: One Colonial Language: One Great Tragic Epic. 263 English in Malaysia and Beyond

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