week 1,2 and 3: A; Introduction:key Topics in World Englishes

In this we will learn:

A; Introduction:key Topics in World Englishes

Contents:

1: The historical,social and political context

2:The origins of pidgin and creole languages

3:Who speaks English today

4:Variations acrosss outer circle Englishes

5:Standard language ideology in the inner circle.

6:The spread of English as an international lingua franca

7:The roles of English in Asia and Europe

8:The future of World Englishes.