Table of Contents

1. Introduction Part 1: The Fabric of English 2. Describing English 3. Texts and Practices 4. From Variation to Hybridity. Further Reading Part 2: Issues and Debates 5. English and Globalization 6. English and Creativity 7. ‘Hearts and Minds’ Persuasive Language in Ancient and Modern Public Debate 8. Computer-Mediated English 9. English Language Teaching in the Outer and Expanding Circles 10. English at School in England 11. Institutional Discourse 12. Using English in the Leagal Process 13. Language, Gender and Sexuality 14. Perspectives on Children Learning English: From Structures to Practices 15. Academic Literacies: New Directions in Theory and Practice 16. Spelling as a Socail Practice 17. Multilingual Discourses on Wheels and Public English in Africa: A Case For Vague Linguistique 18. Domesticating the Other: English and Translation Bibliography

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The Open University, UK