The World of Language, World English, International English & Global English

The Refection of English as International Language

By Udomsak Sirita 550132022

English as a global

language EFL

Roger Bowers Tom McArthur

“What in the world is the World of

Language?”

“World or International or Global

English- and what is it anyway?”

International

English

VS

What is English as an International Language?

• EIL does not refer to a particular variety of English

• EIL emphasizes that English, with its many varieties, is a language of international and therefore intercultural communication

• EIL – Recognition of World Englishes, regardless of which ‗circles‘ they belong to

(Sharifian 2)

What in the world is the world of Language?

Bowers ‗ article describes & introduces :

• Some questions about language

• Public Awareness /Understanding of Language

• The World of Language Project

•Some questions about language

Language

in me

Language

in my society

Language

in the world

-How did I learn to talk and write and what happens?-How did I learn to use words and grammar?-Which regional accent/dialect do I speak?-Which varieties of language do I know?-How can I use language in exciting and enjoyable ways?

-How did human being learn to speak & write?-Where did my language come from?-How did people sound in olden days?-Where has my language travelled in the world?-Why cant’s come people speak or write?-How can we teach and learn languge?

-What other languages will I hear in other countries?-How many languages are there?-Why will I hear so much English around the world?-Why are some languages dying and how can I help?

Public Awareness /Understanding of Language

Why do we have to be aware?

• Negative attitudes toward foreign and minority languages

• Language curriculum in school does not encourage the language learning environment

• Speakers of minority languages get no credit for it

• The neglect of language and language issues in publicity and mass media

The World of Language Project

• It was immerged in 1996

• The notion of a ―museum of language‖

• It aims to promote PUL internationally and within UK through a curriculum and workshops

• The communication means is the website

World or International or Global English—and what is it anyway?

Before WW II 1980 1990

Timeline of Term Coinage

World English

―A variety of, or the fundamental features of, regarded as standard or acceptable wherever English spoken..‖

(New Shorter Oxford Dictionary, 1993)

―The English language including all of its regional varieties, such as North American, Australian, New Zealand and South African English..‖

(New Oxford Dictionary of English, 1998)

International English

―The English language, usually in its standard form, either when used, taught, and studied as a lingua franca throughout the world..‖

―It is used to contrast with American English, British English, South African English, etc...‖

(McArthur 398)

Global English

―The public international English used by globetrotting professionals, the only kind of English which is beginning to be truly globally dispersed.‖

• The term is related to globalization

•Globalization = a new borderless economic world order

(McArthur 399)

The Use of Terms

• The general, the familiar, the established and the comprehensive World English

• The equality of races, good social intentions, a suggestion of standardness International

English

• Economic borderless, universal village, avoid global dominance by English speaking countries Global English

The Concerned Points of 3 Terms

• The terms still reflect the subset of standard Englishes

• Standard Englishes are still spreading through global technology

• They contrasts the emergence of hybrid Englishes such as Spanglish, Gerlish and Japlish

• Non-native English speakers out number its native users and claim for the ownership

• Are non-native speakers more suitable for developing EIL than native speakers?

Discussed Points Bowers McArthur

The importance of

other languages

PUL concerns minority

languages

The emergence of hybrid

languages

The standardization

of a particular

English variety

The World of Language

Project tends to be an

institution of standard

setting = World Language

The Terms: WE, IE and GE reflect

a particular English which is

distinguish between English and

other languages/ Standard – Non

Standard

The influence of

technology

It can be used to

internationally spread the

political correctness, PUL

Technology is used to spread out

standard English such as

Microsoft Programs and Google

The Comparison of Bowers & McArthur

Sources:

Bower, Roger. (1999). What in the world is the World of Language? In James E. Alatisand Ai-Hui Tan. (eds.). Georgetown University round table on Languages and Linguistics. Language in Our Time: Bilingual Education and Official English, Ebonics and Standard English, Immigration and the Unz Initiative. Georgetown University Press: Washington, D.C., pp. 389-396.

McArthur, Tom (1999). World or International or Global English—and what is it anyway? In James E. Alatis and Ai-Hui Tan. (eds.). Georgetown University round table on Languages and Linguistics. Language in Our Time: Bilingual Education and Official English, Ebonics and Standard English, Immigration and the Unz Initiative.Georgetown University Press: Washington, D.C., pp. 397-403.

Sharifian, Farzad . (2009).English as an International Language: An Overview.English as an International Language: Perspective and Pedagogical Issues.Multilingual Matters: New York, pp. 1-20.

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