Analyzing English in a Global Context

A Reader
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-24115-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 726 g

Reihe: Teaching English Language Worldwide

Devised in collaboration with the Open University and Macquarie University, Australia, Analysing English in a Global Context is specifically designed for the postgraduate student market, as well as for teachers of English as a second or foreign language throughout the world. This is a groundbreaking Reader which includes specially commissioned pieces as well as classic texts and provides a global perspective on the changing uses and forms of English and its impact on language teaching contexts. Students' skills in analysing these forms will be developed through an examination of the major functional models and their strengths and weaknesses.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burns, Anne

Coffin, Caroline

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. English in the World: Change and variety 2. Analysing English: A text perspective 3. How do you analyse language: A clause perspective 4. The globalisation of English: Opportunities and constraints for users and learners

Über Autor(innen)

Anne Burns is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and Associate Director of the National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research. Caroline Coffin is a Lecturer at the Centre for Language and Communication at the Open University in the UK.