Cultural Globalization, Global English, and Geography Journals

Short, John Rennie; Boniche, Armando; Kim, Yeong; Li, Patrick Li

doi:10.1111/0033-0124.00265

Cited by 112 publications

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“…Bottery (2000) holds that the development of globalization has been related to the authority of the English language. Short et al (2001, as cited in Chang, 2006 indicated that cultural globalization was closely linked with the development of English as a global language. After the Second World War, US economy, technology and culture have made English part of the linguistic ecology of most nations (Mesthrie & Bhatt, 2008).…”

Section: Linguistic Imperialism and Globalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of English language textbooks in the light of English as an International Language (EIL): A comparative study

Meidani¹,

Pishghadam²

2012

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The global spread of the English language has not only resulted in more non-native speakers than native speakers (Crystal, 1997), but it has even put into question the ownership of the language (Widdowson, 1994;Brumfit, 1995). Therefore, English is recognized as an international language that does not belong to any particular country and is used for global, political, cultural and financial exchange. The following study aimed to find out to what extent English language textbooks demonstrate the international status of the language by comparing four different textbooks published in different years. To this purpose, the following criteria were taken into account: references to Inner Circle countries, references to Outer and Expanding Circle countries, non-native accents, dialogues in non-English speaking countries, place of home culture and famous people. The analysis revealed differences among the selected books with a gradual tendency towards more recognition of the international status of English. Finally, the results were discussed and some suggestions were made in the context of English language learning and teaching.

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Section: Linguistic Imperialism and Globalizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysis of English language textbooks in the light of English as an International Language (EIL): A comparative study

Meidani¹,

Pishghadam²

2012

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“…The third period starts with this look. Emergence of international organizations, markets, global projects, and any other multinational issue are the sign of this period [18]. The history of globalization mentioned in these three periods show one thing in common, that all these changes were a reason to boost the globalization.…”

Section: Globalization Originsmentioning

confidence: 95%

Globalization Streams in Futures Studies

Mehrabanfar¹

2015

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“…Bottery (2000) also asserted that the development of globalization is related to the English language. Short et al (2001) showed that the cultural globalization is closely tied to the development of English as the global language.…”

Section: Globalization and The Global Spread Of English As The Linguamentioning

confidence: 99%

An Exploration of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions on the Globalization and Hegemony of English

Safari

Razmjoo

2016

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Globalization as an increasingly influencing force has led English language to become the lingua franca of the world. However, the global spread of English is considered as linguistic and cultural imperialism of English speaking countries to exert their dominance, power, culture, ideology and language over the periphery countries. The devastating consequence of this hegemony, according to Canagarajah (2005) can be putting learners in danger of losing their languages, cultures, and identities, giving rise to the devaluation of their local knowledge and cultures. Here, the researchers administ interview to explore thirty-seven experienced Iranian EFL teachers’ (18males/19females) perceptions on English globalization and its hegemony, who were selected based on purposive sampling. The researchers’ adoption of Strauss and Corbin’s (1998) constant comparative method revealed that although Iranian English teachers admitted globalization as an inevitable reality and English language as a tool in the service of globalization to smooth communication among people, they took up a counter-hegemonic stance and resistance towards the values associated with its use. They also suggested some anti-hegemonic strategies to de-colonize the power, culture, values, and ideologies of the West which tries to marginalize other countries and people.

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Cultural Globalization, Global English, and Geography Journals

Cited by 112 publications

References 5 publications

Analysis of English language textbooks in the light of English as an International Language (EIL): A comparative study

Analysis of English language textbooks in the light of English as an International Language (EIL): A comparative study

Globalization Streams in Futures Studies

An Exploration of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Perceptions on the Globalization and Hegemony of English

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