Cultures, Contexts, and World Englishes by Yamuna Kachru
Intends to familiarize readers with the varieties of world Englishes used across cultures and to create awareness of some of the linguistic and socially relevant contexts and functions that have given rise to them. This volume emphasizes that effective communication among users of different Englishes requires awareness of the varieties in use.-
Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking
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Teaching ESL/EFL Reading and Writing
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Teaching Essential Units of Language
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Conversation Analysis and Second Language Pedagogy
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Promoting Teacher Reflection in Second Language Education
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What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume I
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Teaching English Grammar to Speakers of Other Languages
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Doing Action Research in English Language Teaching
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Chicano-Anglo Conversations
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Dialects, Englishes, Creoles, and Education
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Language Minority Students in American Schools
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Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language
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Gesture
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Idioms
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English Language Proficiency Testing in Asia
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Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
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Reflective Practice in English Language Teaching
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English L2 Vocabulary Learning and Teaching
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Handbook of Practical Second Language Teaching and Learning
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What English Language Teachers Need to Know Volume III
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Pragmatics for Language Educators
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Research on Second Language Teacher Education
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The Twenty Most Effective Language Teaching Techniques
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Language Curriculum Design
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Cognitive Task Complexity and Second Language Performance
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Teaching Academic ESL Writing
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Teaching Multiword Expressions and Phrases
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English Grammar Pedagogy
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Sociocultural Theory and the Pedagogical Imperative in L2 Education
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Handbook of Research in Second Language Teaching and Learning
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Motivational Currents in Language Learning
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Teaching Extensive Reading in Another Language
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Doing Qualitative Research in TESOL
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Teaching and Assessing EIL in Local Contexts Around the World
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Foundational Principles of Task-Based Language Teaching
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Praxis-oriented Pedagogy for Novice L2 Teachers
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Family Language Policies in a Multilingual World
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Adaptable English Language Teaching
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Teaching Grammar in Second Language Classrooms
"This is an eminently erudite, well-written work that guides the reader effectively"-- Robert Phillipson, World Englishes, August 8, 2008
Yamuna Kachru is Professor Emerita of Linguistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the USA. She has taught in India, the UK and the USA and has been invited as a speaker in Asia, Europe, and North America. Her research areas include structure of Hindi and other South Asian languages, and communication across languages and cultures using world Englishes. She was honored by the President of India for her contribution to Hindi linguistics with an award in 2006. Professor Kachru has authored and edited many scholarly papers and books on topics related to world Englishes.
Larry E. Smith is President of Christopher, Smith & Associates (CSA) LLC whose mission is to equip, empower, and inspire leaders for the twenty-first century. His experience includes over two decades as a researcher and administrator at Hawaii’s East-West Center and a decade as Executive Director of the International Association for World Englishes (IAWE). He is co-founding editor (with Braj B. Kachru) of the professional journal World Englishes: Journal of English as an International and Intra-national Language and has authored, edited, and co-edited a number of volumes on the topic
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805847321 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805847324 |
| Title | Cultures, Contexts, and World Englishes |
| Author | Yamuna Kachru |
| Series | Esl And Applied Linguistics Professional Ser |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Inc |
| Year published | 2008-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 254 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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