Teaching English as an International Language. Selvi, A. F., Galloway, N., & Rose, H. (2024). Cambridge University Press, 96 pages, ISBN: 978-1-108-82123-0

Qiudong Li

doi:10.30827/portalin.vi43.30970

Autores/as

Qiudong Li Department of Academic Education, Foshan Open University, China https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-6891

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30827/portalin.vi43.30970

Palabras clave:

Teaching English as an International Language, Global Englishes, Curriculum Innovation, English Language Teaching

Agencias: This work was supported by China Adult Education Association under Grant No. 2023-815Y and Guangdong Distance and Open Education Research Fund under Grant No. YJ2420.

Resumen

As a utilitarian global lingua franca, English has eventually evolved into one language which abounds with diverse forms, functions, roles, domains, and users to date. Nevertheless, English language teaching (ELT) is still dominated by static native
English speaker episteme, resulting in a failure to suit current sociolinguistic realities and learners’ dynamic needs. By scrutinising exhaustively the spread of English as an international language (EIL) from historical, sociolinguistic, and pedagogical perspectives, Selvi, Galloway, and Rose’s monograph titled Teaching English as an International Language (TEIL) represents a timely and significant contribution to catalysing change and innovation in traditional ELT beliefs, principles, and practices that prioritise native speakerism. This review first outlines an overview of the contents of each chapter, and then discusses the strengthes and weaknesses of the book. This book is strongly recommended to EFL teachers, ELT administrators, policymakers, curriculum designers, material developers, and test writers in the realms of applied linguistics, sociolinguistics, and second language acquisition. For those postgraduate students and pre-service teachers interested in TEIL, this book also proves to be a thought-provoking must-read for their research and teaching work.

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Biografía del autor/a

Qiudong Li, Department of Academic Education, Foshan Open University, China

Qiudong Li is currently an Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics at Foshan Open University, China. He has worked as an English-as-a-foreign-language teacher and researcher for more than ten years with particular academic interests in multilingualism, Global Englishes, and second language vocabulary research. His research has been published in such journals as International Journal of Applied Linguistics (SSCI, A&HCI), The Social Science Journal (SSCI), and Interactive Learning Environments (SSCI).

Citas

Fang, F., & Widodo, H. P. (Eds.). (2019). Critical perspectives of Global Englishes in Asia: Language policy, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781788924108

Holliday, A. (2005). The struggle to teach English as an international language. Oxford University Press.

Rose, H., & Galloway, N. (2019). Global Englishes for language teaching. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316678343

FUNDING INFORMATION

This work was supported by China Adult Education Association under Grant No. 2023-815Y and Guangdong Distance and Open Education Research Fund under Grant No. YJ2420.