English language as hydra : its impacts on non-English language cultures / edited by Vaughan Rapatahana and Pauline Bunce.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rapatahana, Vaughan.

Bunce, Pauline.

Series:

Linguistic diversity and language rights ; 9.

Linguistic diversity and language rights ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Languages in contact--Pacific Area.

Languages in contact.

English language.

Language and languages.

Pacific Area--Languages.

Pacific Area.

English language--Foreign coutries.

English language--Influence on foreign languages.

English language--Political aspects.

English language--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xxv, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, 2012.

Summary:

The English language industry, in which non-native speakers are taught to speak a language frequently foreign to them and their cultures, is the hydra of the title. While billed as essential, empowering, and even better, the collected authors explore how the practice is perpetuating itself at the expense of local and regional languages and individual identities. In many instances, the purveyors of English language are viewed as 're-colonialists' and unwelcome. The authors provide descriptions and critical evaluations of the practice and outcomes in a variety of locations throughout the world. Editors are Rapatahana (author, poet, and former English language instructor) and Bunce (Australian teacher and author). Distributed in the U.S. by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781847697509

184769750X

9781847697493

1847697496

9781847697516

1847697518

OCLC:

779245785