Analysing English in a Global Context: A Reader

This volume consists of both previously published and commissioned pieces selected to provide an overview of the rapid growth and spread of English throughout the world. Burns (linguistics and psychology, Macquarie U., Sydney) and Coffin (Centre for Language and Communications, Open U., UK) have incorporated articles that address issues such as the internationalization of English, the status of the non-native English teacher, the recognition of English language variation, the debate on standard verses non- standard varieties, and the role of pedagogical grammars in English language teaching. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Anne Burns is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia and Associate Director of the National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research. Caroline Coffin is a Lecturer at the Centre for Language and Communication at the Open University in the UK.