Which English? Whose English? a talk by Tony Young at British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg at 11am-1pm on 17th April 2013
Time : 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Entry : For invitation and registration to this event, please contact Varsha Bhatia at varsha.bhatia@in.britishcouncil.org.
Place : British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : Which English? Whose English? a talk by Tony Young
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The talk investigating which varieties of the language are, should be and will be learned worldwide.
There are currently at least a billion users of English worldwide, of whom only about a third can be described as first language speakers. The proportion of second (or third…) language speakers is growing, with India being a prime example of a vibrant and increasingly important context of use for a/the ‘global language’.
Applied Linguists at Newcastle University in the UK are conducting a worldwide investigation into attitudes towards the many different varieties of English available for learners of the language. We are particularly interested in the views of people who learned or teach English as a second or other language outside areas such as the USA and UK where the language has traditionally predominated: their perspectives are under-researched, and, given the demographics, these people are highly likely to influence which and whose ‘Englishes’ are going to be used, maintained, taught and learned in the medium and long terms.
This talk details the background to this project by exploring the nature of available varieties such as American English, British English, English as a Lingua Franca and ‘local’ varieties like Indian English. It will also:
Highlight some of the controversies around the exact nature(s) of available ‘Englishes’, and which of these should and will be learned in language classrooms around the world
Describe pilot studies which have sought the views of teachers from different countries, and share some findings Invite your participation in a new stage of the exploration – ‘Whose English 2’
Tony Young was born in Carlisle, in the north of England, in 1961, and now, after a long journey, lives near there again. He is President Elect of the International Association for Language and Social Psychology, and Head of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University. His research focuses on intercultural and intergroup communication in pedagogical and medical contexts, and he has published extensively and spoken to many international audiences on these areas. He was awarded the James J Bradac Prize in 2010 for his work on communication and living with dementia. www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/staff/profile/tony.young
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Entry : For invitation and registration to this event, please contact Varsha Bhatia at varsha.bhatia@in.britishcouncil.org.
Place : British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi-110001
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Barakhamba(Blue Line)'
Event Description : Which English? Whose English? a talk by Tony Young
Watch the live webcast!
The talk investigating which varieties of the language are, should be and will be learned worldwide.
There are currently at least a billion users of English worldwide, of whom only about a third can be described as first language speakers. The proportion of second (or third…) language speakers is growing, with India being a prime example of a vibrant and increasingly important context of use for a/the ‘global language’.
Applied Linguists at Newcastle University in the UK are conducting a worldwide investigation into attitudes towards the many different varieties of English available for learners of the language. We are particularly interested in the views of people who learned or teach English as a second or other language outside areas such as the USA and UK where the language has traditionally predominated: their perspectives are under-researched, and, given the demographics, these people are highly likely to influence which and whose ‘Englishes’ are going to be used, maintained, taught and learned in the medium and long terms.
This talk details the background to this project by exploring the nature of available varieties such as American English, British English, English as a Lingua Franca and ‘local’ varieties like Indian English. It will also:
Highlight some of the controversies around the exact nature(s) of available ‘Englishes’, and which of these should and will be learned in language classrooms around the world
Describe pilot studies which have sought the views of teachers from different countries, and share some findings Invite your participation in a new stage of the exploration – ‘Whose English 2’
Tony Young was born in Carlisle, in the north of England, in 1961, and now, after a long journey, lives near there again. He is President Elect of the International Association for Language and Social Psychology, and Head of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University. His research focuses on intercultural and intergroup communication in pedagogical and medical contexts, and he has published extensively and spoken to many international audiences on these areas. He was awarded the James J Bradac Prize in 2010 for his work on communication and living with dementia. www.ncl.ac.uk/ecls/staff/profile/tony.young
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Which English? Whose English? a talk by Tony Young at British Council, 17, Kasturba Gandhi Marg at 11am-1pm on 17th April 2013
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