11^ English Language as `Fatal Gadget' in Iceland / pt. 1 Hydra at Large -- 1. English Language in a Global Context: Between Expansion and Resistance / Ari Pall Kristinsson -- 2. Promoting English: Hydras Old and New / Robert Phillipson -- 3. English, Neocolonialism and Forgetting / Ruanni Tupas -- 4. English Language as Naga in Indonesia / Hywel Coleman -- 5. Offshore Call Centre Work is Breeding a New Colonialism / Mehdi Boussebaa -- pt. 2 Hydra Mythology -- 6. Confronting Language Myths, Linguicism and Racism in English Language Teaching in Japan / Tomoyo Okuda -- 7. Mr Jones: Mi Laik Askim Yu Samting / Hilary Smith -- 8. Must the (Western) Hydra Be Blond(e)? Performing Cultural `Authenticity' in Intercultural Education / Phiona Stanley -- 9. Voluntary Overseas English Language Teaching: A Myopic, Altruistic Hydra / Pauline Bunce -- 10. English Language as `Fatal Gadget' in Iceland / Ari Pall Kristinsson -- 11^ Personal Reflection on Chican@ Language and Identity in the US-Mexico Borderlands: The English-Language Hydra as Past and Present Imperialism / Ari Pall Kristinsson -- 11^ English Alphabet: Alpha-Best or Alpha-Beast? / Pauline Bunce -- 13. `Languages' / Tammy Ho Lai-Ming -- pt. 3 Confronting the Hydra -- 14. Mauritian Kreol Confronts English and French Hydras -- Lindsey Collen and the Ledikasyon pu Travayer (LPT) team -- 15. `Hydra Languages' and Exclusion versus Local Languages and Community Participation in three African Countries / Godfrey Sentumbwe -- 16. Destruction of Nadia's Dream: The English Language Tyrant in Pakistan's Education System / Zubeida Mustafa -- 17. (Illusory) Promise of English in India / A. Giridhar Rao -- pt. 4 Resistance and Cohabitation with the Hydra -- 18. Personal Reflection on Chican@ Language and Identity in the US-Mexico Borderlands: The English-Language Hydra as Past and Present Imperialism / Aja Y. Martinez -- 19^eland / Ari Pall Kristinsson -- 11^ `Writing back (to the centre)' / Vaughan Rapatahana. 24. TEFL and International Politics: A Personal Narrative / Julian Edge -- 21. Hungary: A Sham Fightback Against the Domination of English / Miklos Kontra -- 22. English Language as a Trojan Horse within the People's Republic of China / Vaughan Rapatahana -- 23. TEFL as Hydra: Rescuing Brazilian Teacher Educators from `Privilege' / Clarissa Menezes Jordao -- 24. `Writing back (to the centre)' / Vaughan Rapatahana.
Summary:
This book explores the ways and means by which English threatens the vitality and diversity of other languages and cultures in the modern world. Using the metaphor of the Hydra monster from ancient Greek mythology, it explores the use and misuse of English in a wide range of contexts, revealing how the dominance of English is being confronted and counteracted around the globe. The authors explore the language policy challenges for governments and education systems at all levels, and show how changing the role of English can lead to greater success in education for a larger proportion of children. Through personal accounts, poems, essays and case studies, the book calls for greater efforts to ensure the maintenance of the world's linguistic and cultural diversity.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.