Linguistic ImperialismOUP Oxford, 09.04.1992 - 374 Seiten This book explores the contemporary phenomenon of English as an international language, and sets out to analyse how and why the language has become so dominant. It looks at the spread of English historically, at the role it plays in Third World countries, and at the ideologies transmitted through the English language. |
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... indigenous minorities from their languages and traditional cultures ( as in the case of the Welsh , the American native peoples , and the Australian aborigines , Jordan 1987a and b , 1988 ) , it is schools in Africa which are stifling ...
... indigenous minorities from their languages and traditional cultures ( as in the case of the Welsh , the American native peoples , and the Australian aborigines , Jordan 1987a and b , 1988 ) , it is schools in Africa which are stifling ...
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... indigenous people they are purportedly ' helping ' ( via alphabetization and evangelism ) on the road to western ' development ' . There is abundant evidence that the SIL is patronizing , holds up the USA as a model , stigmatizes indigenous ...
... indigenous people they are purportedly ' helping ' ( via alphabetization and evangelism ) on the road to western ' development ' . There is abundant evidence that the SIL is patronizing , holds up the USA as a model , stigmatizes indigenous ...
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... indigenous cultures . Nor are indigenous languages in any way seen as a threat to English in the colonies and protectorates , where the main problem in education is ' the maintenance of standards ' . The report forecasts that English ...
... indigenous cultures . Nor are indigenous languages in any way seen as a threat to English in the colonies and protectorates , where the main problem in education is ' the maintenance of standards ' . The report forecasts that English ...
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Taking stock of a world commodity | 1 |
English the dominant language | 17 |
Notes | 29 |
Urheberrecht | |
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academic activities African languages American analysis anglocentricity applied linguistics arguments bilingual Britain British Council Centre Chapter Commonwealth communication context cultural diplomacy discourse dominant language economic education systems élite ELT experts English language English linguistic imperialism English teaching European experience factors Ford Foundation foreign language French functions funding global goals higher education ibid ideological India influence institutions interview involved issues Kachru Kenya language in education language learning language planning language policy language teaching learners legitimate linguicism linguicist linguistic human rights London major Makerere Report medium of education monolingual mother tongue multilingual Namibia native speaker needs Nigeria norms Nuffield Foundation Nutford House official language overseas pedagogy Periphery periphery-English countries Perren Phillipson political problems professional programmes projects promotion relation relevant role second language Skutnabb-Kangas social structure Swahili SWAPO teacher training teaching of English tenet theoretical theory Unesco University Zambian languages