1st Edition
Analyzing English in a Global Context A Reader
288 Pages
by
Routledge
288 Pages
by
Routledge
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... Read more
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
Biography
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.
'Any serious analysis of the state of the English language in the world today, the best ways to teach it, its evolving nature and cultural impact, must include this book in its bibliography.' - Aidan Hehir, English and Media Magazine
