Journal•ISSN: 0266-0784
English Today
Cambridge University Press
About: English Today is an academic journal published by Cambridge University Press. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): China & Foreign language. It has an ISSN identifier of 0266-0784. Over the lifetime, 1240 publications have been published receiving 15922 citations.
Topics: China, Foreign language, Lingua franca, Modern English, World Englishes
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TL;DR: The text of a lecture delivered at the JALT (Japanese Association of Language Teachers) Conference in 1988 is given in this article, with a focus on Japanese-English bilingual learners.
Abstract: The text of a lecture delivered at the JALT (Japanese Association of Language Teachers) Conference in 1988.
345 citations
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TL;DR: When new nations are created national languages and identities are often created with them as mentioned in this paper, and the British Caribbean in recent decades has provided opportunities to see such processes evolve and to consider their wider implications.
Abstract: When new nations are created national languages and identities are often created with them. The British Caribbean in recent decades has provided opportunities to see such processes evolve and to consider their wider implications.
311 citations
TL;DR: The authors explained how the current English boom in South Korea has been founded on the long tradition of education fever in the country, and why more and more Korean children are sent abroad to learn the English language.
Abstract: ‘Education fever’ drives the demand for English in South Korea today. One professor of politics has recently deplored the current pursuit of ‘English education’ (yeongeokyoyuk) in South Korea as a ‘collective neurosis of English fever’ (Y-M. Kim, 2002). What has brought this current English boom to South Korea? It can be traced back to the traditional ‘education fever’ (kyoyukyeol) or ‘preoccupation with education’ (Seth, 2002). The English boom resulting from the Korean education fever has led to a strong antipathy toward Koreans – even in English-speaking countries.This article explains how the current English boom in South Korea has been founded on the long tradition of education fever in the country, and why more and more Korean children are sent abroad to learn the English language. In addition, I also attempt to show the connection between this English boom and an associated antipathy toward the Korean language and Korean speakers in English-speaking countries.
300 citations
TL;DR: A reply to ‘Language varieties and standard language’ by Sir Randolph Quirk in ET21 (Jan 90) was published in this article, where Quirk used a variant of the standard language.
Abstract: A reply to ‘Language varieties and standard language’ by Sir Randolph Quirk in ET21 (Jan 90)
226 citations