World Englishes A resource book for students

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Routledge English Language Introductionscover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings - all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible 'two-way' structure is built around four sections - introduction, development, exploration and extension - which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.
World Englishes:
*is a comprehensive introduction to the subject
*covers the major historical and sociopolitical developments in world Englishes, from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I to the present day
*explores the current debates in world Englishes, from English in postcolonial America and Africa and Asian Englishes in the Outer Circle, to Creole development in the UK and US, and the best way to teach and test World Englishes
*draws on a range of real texts, data and examples, including articles from the New York Times and The Economist, emails and transcripts of speech
*provides classic readings by the key names in the discipline including Achebe, Alobwede d'Epie, Ammon, Graddol, Li, Milroy, Modiano, Ngugi, Pennycook and Widdowson.
The accompanying website can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415258065

Reviews provided by Syndetics

CHOICE Review

Jenkins (Univ. of Southampton, UK) has updated the 2003 first edition of this volume to keep pace with relevant issues and debates. Treating renowned linguists' theories and research, this is not a history of the English language; instead, it takes the critical debates and controversies in English since the 16th century and situates them in an international context. The first section of the book looks at "key topics in World Englishes." The "activity" suggestions in parts B and C ("Development: Implications and Issues" and "Exploration: Current Debates in World Englishes") expand readers' thinking on specific ideas raised in those sections; section D ("Extension") provides readings by experts in the field and questions for further consideration. The text concludes with an annotated list of readings that correspond to topics in the preceding pages. Thanks to its novel layout, this volume lends itself to either skimming or in-depth reading: it can be read section to section--from beginning to end--or across numbered units (which is to say, topics in A1 correspond with those in units B1, C1, and so on). References to materials straight out of everyday life--e-mails, speech transcripts, newspapers--make the content easily accessible to those interested in English as a world language. Summing Up: Recommended. All users. E. Razzano Lyndon State College