Overview

The Routledge Companion to English Language Studies is an accessible guide to the major topics, debates and issues in English Language Studies. This authoritative collection includes entries written by well-known language specialists from a diverse range of backgrounds who examine and explain established knowledge and recent developments in the field. Covering a wide range of topics such as globalization, gender and sexuality and food packaging, this volume provides critical overviews of: approaches to researching, describing and analyzing English the position of English as a global language the use of English in texts, practices and discourses variation and diversity throughout the English-speaking world. Fully cross-referenced throughout and featuring useful definitions of key terms and concepts, this is an invaluable guide for teachers wishing to check, consolidate or update their knowledge, and is an ideal resource for all students of English Language Studies.

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Author:   Janet Maybin (The Open University, UK) ,  Joan Swann (The Open University, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9780415403382

ISBN 10:   0415403383
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   29 June 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction Part 1: The Fabric of English 2. Describing English 3. Texts and Practices 4. From Variation to Hybridity. Further Reading Part 2: Issues and Debates 5. English and Globalization 6. English and Creativity 7. ‘Hearts and Minds’ Persuasive Language in Ancient and Modern Public Debate 8. Computer-Mediated English 9. English Language Teaching in the Outer and Expanding Circles 10. English at School in England 11. Institutional Discourse 12. Using English in the Leagal Process 13. Language, Gender and Sexuality 14. Perspectives on Children Learning English: From Structures to Practices 15. Academic Literacies: New Directions in Theory and Practice 16. Spelling as a Socail Practice 17. Multilingual Discourses on Wheels and Public English in Africa: A Case For Vague Linguistique 18. Domesticating the Other: English and Translation Bibliography

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