Recently, we have been witnessing the emergence of scholarly interest and professional
advocacy efforts centering on systemic, intersectional, fluid, and contextualized inequalities …

The global spread of English both reproduces and reinforces oppressive structures of
inequality. But such structures can no longer be seen as imposed from an imperial center, as …

This popular, comprehensive theory-to-practice text helps teachers understand the task of
writing, L2 writers, the different pedagogical models used in current composition teaching …

This book critically examines current ELT practices visàvis the use of English as an
international lingua franca. It bridges the gap between theoretical discussion and the …

Linguistic instrumentalism, which underscores the importance of English skills for work and
for achieving individual economic success, has influenced language education policies and …

The relative status of native and non-native speaker language teachers within educational
institutions has long been an issue worldwide but until recently, the voices of teachers …

This book examines L2 learners' development of pragmatic competence-the appropriate
language use in a social context. It reveals patterns of development across different aspects …

The paper discusses the challenges and opportunities that the English as a lingua franca
(ELF) paradigm raises for ESOL teacher education. I argue that one of the prominent …

Social inclusion typically refers to the integration of the disadvantaged into the mainstream
society as a national agenda. However, social inclusion in a broader sense addresses …

Literature on the spread of English has grown tremendously in the last 20 years. Scholarly
discussions on the global use of English have produced such terms as World Englishes (eg …