The resources below are a collection of real-life authentic materials related to attitude towards variation in English. They can be adapted in a similar fashion to materials used in the textbook Introducing Global Englishes (Galloway & Rose, 2015), and on the book's companion website.
Don't kill your language: Minority language & family language policy
Discussion Questions:
1. In what ways is speaking English perceived as a sign of being modern in a context you are familiar with?
2. What do we lose when we leave behind our mother tongues?
3. What do you think of Suzanne Talhouk’s case to love your own language, and to cherish what it can express that no other language can?
Don't insist on English: Language policy in Education
Discussion Questions:
1. What do you think of her question of whether the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL?)
2. In what ways is English used as a gatekeeper to education?
3. In what ways is English used to both level inequality and to create inequality in access to education?
1. What do you think of her question of whether the world's focus on English preventing the spread of great ideas in other languages? (For instance: what if Einstein had to pass the TOEFL?)
2. In what ways is English used as a gatekeeper to education?
3. In what ways is English used to both level inequality and to create inequality in access to education?
