Title:
Ontologies of English : conceptualising the language for learning, teaching, and assessment
Author:
Hall, Christopher J., 1961- editor.
ISBN:
9781108685153
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 382 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Series:
The Cambridge applied linguistics series
Cambridge applied linguistics series.
General Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jan 2020).
Contents:
Part A. Introduction: 1. Approaching ontologies of English / Christopher J. Hall and Rachel Wicaksono -- 2. An ontological framework for English / Christopher J. Hall -- Part B. English in/for L2 learning and teaching: 3. English in the real world: norms and the ontology of English(es) / Peter Harder -- 4. From constructions to social action: the substance of English and its learning from an interactional usage-based perspective / Søren Wind Eskildsen -- 5. Native and non-native speakers of English / Rachel Wicaksono -- Part C. English in schools: 6. The origins and adaptations of English as a school subject / Andy Goodwyn -- 7. A 'God-like Science': English teaching in secondary schools / Rachel Roberts -- 8. Beliefs about 'good English' in schools / Clare Cunningham -- Part D. Assessing English: 9. English varieties and targets for L2 assessment / Claudia Harsch -- 10. The role of the L1 in testing L2 English / Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, Lynda Taylor, and Suwimol Jaiyote -- 11. Mind the gap: dis/continuities in the UK assessment of L1 English language / Angela Goddard -- Part E. English in lingua franca contexts: 12. What is English in the light of lingua franca usage? / Iris Schaller-Schwaner and Andy Kirkpatrick -- 13. English as a lingua franca and transcultural communication: rethinking competences and pedagogy for ELT / Will Baker -- 14. Exploring standards-based, intelligibility-based, and complex conceptions of English in a lingua franca context / Nathan Page -- Part F. English and social practice: 15. English as a resource in a communicative assemblage: a perspective from Flat Ontology / Suresh Canagarajah -- 16. Mobile learners and 'English as an additional language' / Robert Sharples -- 17. Mobility and English language education: how does mobility in study abroad settings produce new conceptualisations of English? / Khawla Badwan -- Part G. Commentary and Conclusions: 18. Pushing the ontological boundaries of English / Alastair Pennycook -- 19. Using ontologies of English / Rachel Wicaksono and Christopher J. Hall.
Abstract:
In applied linguistics, being explicit about ontologies of English, and how they underpin educational ideologies and professional practices, is essential. For the first time, this volume presents a critical examination of the ways in which English is conceptualised for learning, teaching, and assessment, from both social and cognitive perspectives. Written by a team of leading scholars, it considers the language in a range of contexts and domains, including: models and targets for EFL, ESL and EAL teaching and testing, and the contested dominance of native-speaker 'standard' varieties; English as a school subject, using England's educational system as an example; English as a lingua franca, where typically several languages and cultures are in contact; and English as broader social practice in a world characterised by unprecedented mobility and destabilisation. Readers are provided with a balanced set of perspectives on ontologies of English and a valuable resource for educational research and practice.
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