Towards developmental world Englishes

Bolton, Kingsley; Graddol, David; Meierkord, Christiane

doi:10.1111/j.1467-971x.2011.01735.x

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“…This finding was found to be consistent throughout most variations of English (Kachru ; Bolton et al. ; Canagarajah ; Kachru & Smith ).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 65%

“…The relatively small percentage (19%) of syntactic variations could be due to the fact that most of the comedians have lived in Inner Circle countries and have graduate degrees from universities there, which is consistent with the finding of Al-Rawi (2012) concerning the inverse relationship between syntactic features of Saudi English and the speaker's level of education. This finding was found to be consistent throughout most variations of English (Kachru 1996;Bolton et al 2011;Canagarajah 2006;Kachru & Smith 2009).…”

Section: Syntaxsupporting

confidence: 71%

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Bilingual creativity in Saudi stand‐up comedy

Fallatah

2017

World Englishes

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Stand‐up comedy is one of those art forms in which linguistic creativity can be seen in its most extravagant form, as stand‐up comedians mainly rely on their creative use of language to interact with their audience. This paper explores bilingual creativity in stand‐up comedy in Saudi English as an emerging variety. It investigates the form and function of bilingual creativity processes employed by Saudi comedians performing in English, and sets out to answer such questions as: What are the common forms of bilingual creativity in Saudi English stand‐up comedy and what functions do they serve; what cultural conceptualizations do these forms and functions evoke, and what are the implications of this study for researching bilingual creativity in world Englishes?

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“…This finding was found to be consistent throughout most variations of English (Kachru ; Bolton et al. ; Canagarajah ; Kachru & Smith ).…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 65%

Section: Syntaxsupporting

confidence: 71%

Bilingual creativity in Saudi stand‐up comedy

Fallatah

2017

World Englishes

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“…Being one of the poorest nations in the world (see, Bolton, Graddol & Meierkord, 2011), Bangladesh can neither prioritize research over other more pressing issues nor attract the language planning and policy (LPP) scholars and researchers from other countries. Thus, the polity remains underrepresented in international LPP scholarship.…”

Section: Language Situation In Bangladeshmentioning

confidence: 99%

English Medium Instruction in the Private Universities in Bangladesh

Islam

2013

Indonesian J. Appl. Linguist

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Abstract:As it is viewed English Medium Instruction (EMI) at tertiary level has emerged as a big educational issue in Bangladesh as well as many parts of the world. Hence, the present trend of Bangladeshi higher education has assessed some crucial reasons of the extended use of English as a medium of instruction. Although education researchers in other countries have worked in this area to understand this educational issue, there has been very little research on EMI at tertiary level in Bangladesh. That is why, this study reports a case study involving teachers and students in a private university in Bangladesh by critically examining the language practice and implementation of EMI policy within the context of Bangladeshi higher education. Based on the analysis of interview data, it is argued that through their language practices and beliefs students and teachers constructed their perception towards the accomplishment of EMI policy, educational choice and effectiveness of EMI policy. It is suggested that implications of MOI policies world-wide and the national level practices of students' content knowledge and English proficiency development in a globalizing world where English is widely believed to hold mammoth prospective for individuals and societies because of its role in human capital development. Keywords:English; medium of instruction; language policy; higher education. PENGGUNAAN BAHASA INGGRIS SEBAGAI BAHASA PENGANTAR PADA UNIVERSITAS SWASTA DI BANGLADESHAbstrak: Seperti yang bisa diamati, pembelajaran bermedium bahasa Inggris (English Medium Instruction /EMI) di jenjang perguruan tinggi telah menjadi masalah pendidikan yang besar di Bangladesh juga dan di berbagai belahan dunia lainnya. Karena itu, kecenderungan terkini pendidikan tinggi di Bangladesh telah menimbang beberapa alasan penting mengenai perpanjangan penggunaan bahasa Inggris sebagai medium pembelajaran. Meskipun para peneliti pendidikan di negara-negara lain telah bekerja di bidang ini untuk memahami masalah pendidikan ini, namun hanya ada sedikit sekali penelitian EMI di tingkat pendidikan tinggi yang dilakukan di Bangladesh. Itulah sebabnya, kajian ini melaporkan sebuah studi kasus yang melibatkan para guru dan siswa di sebuah universitas swasta di Bangladesh dengan secara kritis meneliti praktik bahasa dan penerapan kebijakan EMI, pilihan pendidikan dan manfaat kebijakan EMI.Katakunci: bahasa Inggris, media pembelajaran, kebijakan bahasa, pendidikan tinggi.

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“…Indeed, scholars today are calling for theoretical descriptions of New Englishes to form the bases of New English handbooks, which could serve as pedagogical models. Researchers like Mukherjee and Schilk (2009) and Lange (2007;2011) claim that one of the outcomes of descriptions of post-colonial Englishes is the handbooks and textbooks that are available and provide models for the language classroom today. Mukherjee and Schilk (2009: 8) explain that there are a number of "new emerging epicenters" that are developing (or have developed) into "potential normproviders and model varieties for smaller postcolonial Englishes in their immediate neighborhood."…”

Section: Research On New Englishesmentioning

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New Englishes Norms: A Reality or an Intellectual Ideal?

Balasubramanian¹,

AbuRadwan²

2018

J. arts soc. sci.

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Abstract:It is now widely accepted that English does not belong to the traditional native speaker countries such as the UK or the USA, and that English across the world has diversified and established roots in different parts of the world. Given this, studies have emerged, that focus on New Englishes being systems unto themselves, and not merely erroneous versions of more traditional "native" Englishes (Rajagopalan, 2012). Scholars today are calling for descriptions of New Englishes to form the bases of New English handbooks, which, they claim, could serve as pedagogical models. Linguists like Lange (2011) and Kachru (1994) and literary figures such as Salman Rushdie alike have called for the recognition of New Englishes to be accepted and used in order to better reflect the global nature of the language The aim of this study is to determine whether new international varieties of English are acceptable among language teachers. Specifically, the paper investigates how acceptable certain well-documented New Englishes structures are among English language professionals working at the tertiary level in the Arab world and North America. The results show that while participants are, in general, more tolerant of New English structures in students' spoken forms than in both students and their own written forms, they stated that they would not use any of the structures in their own writing. Results also show that the respondents' native language, specialization and educational qualifications are factors that impact their acceptance of these forms.

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Towards developmental world Englishes

Cited by 35 publications

References 28 publications

Bilingual creativity in Saudi stand‐up comedy

Bilingual creativity in Saudi stand‐up comedy

English Medium Instruction in the Private Universities in Bangladesh

New Englishes Norms: A Reality or an Intellectual Ideal?

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