Unequal Englishes - by R Tupas (Paperback)

About the Book

"Unequal Englishes challenges the widely held assumption that languages and linguistic varieties are equal, exploring the various ways we can understand, examine and transform inequalities of Englishes. Written by engaging and well-known scholars of language, education and politics, the chapters in the volume offer a wide range of perspectives on the complex but interwoven relationships between inequalities and Englishes, with an expansive geopolitical trajectory which includes the Philippines, Cuba, China, Canada, India, Malaysia, the United States, Singapore and South Korea. Their specific social and ideological contexts of analyses are wide-ranging, including textbooks and classrooms; teachers, would-be teachers and students; call centers; linguistic landscapes; stories, narratives and jokes. The volume unpacks the notion of unequal Englishes as one way to understand the global spread of English today"--

Book Synopsis

This book proposes, examines and unpacks the notion of unequal Englishes as a way to understand English today. Unlike many studies on the pluralization of English, the volume assumes that inequalities and Englishes are inextricably linked and must be understood and theorized together.

Review Quotes

"The volume engages its readers to consider and weigh the challenges faced by a wide range of users of English in their everyday lives, in their workplaces, education or social lives. ... The editors have succeeded in making the volume cohesive and well-balanced, having aptly divided the contributions into 4 subthemes that interconnect subtly with the title of the volume." (Paula Prescod, The Linguist List, linguistlist.org, June, 2016)

About the Author

Siew Kheng Catherine Chua, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Eric Henry, Carleton University, Canada Christina Higgins, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, USA Peter Ives, University of Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada Ryuko Kubota, The University of British Columbia, Canada Lin Pan, Institute of Education, University of London, UK Ian Martin, Glendon College, York University, Canada Brian Morgan, Glendon College, York University, Canada Phan Le Ha, University of Hawai'i at M?noa, USA Vaidehi Ramanathan, University of California at Davis, USA Rani Rubdy, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Joseph Sung-Yul Park, National University of Singapore Aileen O. Salonga, University of the Philippines in Diliman, Philippines Glenn Toh, Tamagawa University, Japan Ruanni Tupas, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore