The Cultural Politics of English As an International Language

by Alastair Pennycook

Covering a wide range of areas including international politics, colonial history, critical pedagogy, postcolonial literature and applied linguistics, this book examines ways to understand the cultural and political implications of the global spread of English.
Including a useful mixture of theory, research and practice, this will be of use to advanced students of education, English and applied linguistics, for courses on teaching second languages, critical pedagogy, comparative education and world Englishes. It will also be of interest to students of postcolonial literature and international relations.

Genres: Linguistics, Nonfiction, Language

365 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1994

About the author

Alastair Pennycook is Distinguished Professor of Language, Society and Education at University of Technology Sydney. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Multilingualism in Society across the Lifespan at the University of Oslo, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.