English As a Lingua Franca in Asean - A Multilingual Model

The role of English as a lingua franca in Asia is increasing exponentially. This book considers the pedagogical and language policy implications of this role of English as a lingua franca throughout ASEAN. A linguistic description of this ASEAN ELF is provided along with a description of the communicative strategies of its users.

About the author

Andy Kirkpatrick is Professor and Head, Languages and Linguistics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. His research interests include the development of regional varieties of English and the history of Chinese rhetoric. He is the author of World Englishes: Implications for International Communication and ELT (2007), and editor of The Handbook of World Englishes (2010).

Product details

• Authors: Andy Kirkpatrick
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 22
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2011
• EAN: 9789888028788
• ISBN: 978-988-8028-78-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Asian Englishes Today; Asian Englishes Today
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies