Week 15: Future of English
Will a single world standard for English develop? Will English give Britain a special economic advantage? Will the British ‘brand’ of English play an important role in the world in the 21st century?
Which languages may rival English as a world lingua franca in the 21st century? Which languages will benefit from language shift? Which languages will lose speakers? What gives a language global influence and makes it a ‘world language’?
Many such questions will be discussed with respect to future of English.
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Course Material
- Week 1: Introduction
- Week 2: Models of English
- Week 3: ELF, Linguistic Imperialism
- Week 4: English in Europe
- Week 5: English in South Asia
- Week 6: English in North America
- Week 7: Variation in WE (Vocabulary)
- Week 8: Variations in WE (Grammar)
- Week 9: Variations in WE (Spellings n Pronunciation)
- Week 10: WE Domains (Media n Advertising)
- Week 11: WE Domains (Literature)
- Week 12: WE: Contemporary Contexts n Functions
- Week 13: Language Death
- Week 14: English Teaching across Cultures
- Week 15: Future of English
- Week 16: Which English and Why (Pedagogical Perspective)
- Reference Books
- Chapters 17
- Department English
- Teacher
Hafiz Ahmad Bilal
