As You Like It
The Future of the English Language
This work examines the implications of current trends in the English Language for policy agendas. Run in association with Cambridge Assessment, and ESOL Examinations at the University of Cambridge, it will identify not only areas in which policy makers will have to change to meet the challenges posed by the emergence of variants of English - Englishes - but also how government and others can work with providers to take advantage of the many opportunites that 'Englishes' present...
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- Xinhua - English Launch of an English-language China Economist magazine - designed to 'stimulate dialogue between Chinese and foreign business and economic circles'. from : petebradwell 21st July 2006
- The Observer | Comment | Suddenly, we all want to speak in tongues Article on the apparent trend in British people learning languages. My favourite line - 'the government...is discovering its inner Chomsky...' from : petebradwell 24th July 2006
- French Protest Over English Language 'We have nothing against the Brits or the American ... But we simply cannot accept that our language is reduced to a local dialect - we are protesting against this linguistic hegemony'. from : samjones 12th February 2007
- As You Like It On March 15 we will be launching a new Demos pamphlet As You Like It. We will be joined for the launch by David Graddol, author of English Next and an expert on Global English.English has come to reflect the changing powers of globalisation. It has become a global language, and this represents a huge shift in the UK’s relationship to the rest of the world. As You Like It argues that where the UK once directed the spread of English, we are now just one of many... from : petebradwell 28th February 2007
- ...Or what you will Jamie has just pointed me in the direction of an article in Newsweek that chimes with As You Like It. It's worth a look because it gives further examples to sit alongside those that we outlined in the pamphlet.For instance, it talks about the degree to which different governments around the world are pushing English learning 'recognizing that along with computers and mass migration, the language is the turbine engine of globalisation'.In another paragraph, the authors point out... from : samjones 27th March 2007
- Bismarck, Geertz, Bradwell ... and Sam Jones (from Sex and the City) As You Like It has been reviewed by Salon.com. ''Any essay on the globalization of the English language that includes references to Otto von Bismarck, open-source advocate Eric Raymond, U.K. reality TV star Shilpa Shetty, Clifford Geertz, "Sex and the City" and Chinua Achebe is an essay that one should pay attention to'. from : samjones 29th March 2007
- As English's dominance continues, linguists see few threats to its rule - The Boston Globe As English's dominance continues, linguists see few threats to its rule - The Boston Globe from : samjones 30th April 2007
- International Quidditch Just a brief post to draw attention to this article in the Guardian.Apparently, the English language version of the last instalment of the Harry Potter saga sells more overseas than in the UK - people don't want to wait for the translation. A million copies were sold last month in Germany alone, and the Chinese love it, racking up a number of pre-orders 200% higher than the last one.Apart from wizard-fever, this shows how important popular culture is in relation to the globalisation of... from : samjones 19th September 2007
- Channelnewsasia.com English language teaching in Singapore from : petebradwell 26th July 2006
- Only English...? The debate over English-only education in the US is a fascinating example of how a state's linguistic policy has serious implications for it's internal cultural and identity dynamics. There are a slew of news articles examining the high-level political arguments. Here's a few: Forbes, Washington Post, channel3000.I wonder if, in the way that the debate is tied with questions of ownership, centre-periphery relations and the linking of laguage to a particular cultural history, the debate isn't... from : petebradwell 27th July 2006