Making World English by Michael G. Malouf HARDBACK 9781350243859

Name: Making World English by Michael G. Malouf HARDBACK 9781350243859
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Explore the fascinating history of Global English and its development through literature, late imperialism, and English Language Teaching from 1919-1939. This book delves into the rise of new models of internationalism and uncovers the crucial roles played by C.K. Ogden, Harold Palmer, and Michael West. Discover how their competing language teaching systems, including Basic English, the Palmer Method, and the New Method, shaped the global landscape of English. The book analyzes language teaching in eight global sites and conferences in New York and London that consolidated an international standard form of English. It presents a postcolonial perspective on the field of English Language Teaching, revealing how language debates were proxy battles for an idealized global subject: an urban, secular, consumer fluent in both mother tongues and an international lingua franca. Featuring in-depth analysis of primary texts and adaptations of literary works by Poe, Dickens, Wordsworth, Milton, and Wells, this book recovers a neglected history of English as an international language, redefined through anti-colonial resistance and transatlantic power struggles during the interwar period. Summary: ISBN Making World English. Book cover type: Hardcover, Language version: English, Written by: Michael G. Malouf (Author). Width: 234 mm, Height: 156 mm.