ISBN:
9780415683982
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (225 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Translingual Practice: Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations
DDC:
306.44/6
Keywords:
English language ; Globalization
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Intercultural communication
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Multilingualism ; Social aspects
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Second language acquisition
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Sociolinguistics
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Translingual Practice: Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations introduces a new way of looking at the use of English within a global context. Challenging traditional approaches in second language acquisition and English language teaching, this book incorporates recent advances in multilingual studies, sociolinguistics, and new literacy studies to articulate a new perspective on this area. Canagarajah argues that multilinguals merge their own languages and values into English, which opens up various negotiation strategies that help them decode other unique varieties of English and construct
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; TRANSLINGUAL PRACTICE: Global Englishes and Cosmopolitan Relations; Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PERMISSIONS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THEORIZING TRANSLINGUAL PRACTICE; 3 RECOVERING TRANSLINGUAL PRACTICES; 4 ENGLISH AS TRANSLINGUAL; 5 TRANSLINGUAL NEGOTIATION STRATEGIES; 6 PLURALIZING ACADEMIC WRITING; 7 NEGOTIATING TRANSLINGUAL LITERACY; 8 RECONFIGURING TRANSLOCAL SPACES; 9 DEVELOPING PERFORMATIVE COMPETENCE; 10 TOWARD A DIALOGICAL COSMOPOLITANISM; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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