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What can you say about the
picture? What does it tell you
about the use of English?
UNDERSTANDING
WORLD ENGLISHES
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Languages and Literature Department
What can you say about the Singaporean English: Downloaded
picture? What does it tell you from Youtube
about the use of English?
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What can you say about the
picture? What does it tell you
What does the video tell us about the use of English?
about the use of other
English varieties?
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2. 5/1/2012
What can you say about the What can you say about the
picture? What does it tell you picture? What does it tell you
about the use of English? about the use of English?
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What can you say about the
picture? What does it tell you
about the use of English?
What can the pictures tell us
about the different
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What can the pictures tell us about the
different varieties of English?
What is World
Different groups of people use language Englishes?
differently.
In the long run, differences in language-
language-
use lead to differences in language
varieties…World Englishes
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What is World Englishes? What is World Englishes?
“World Englishes is capable of a range of Kirkpatrick (2007) distinguished varieties
meanings and interpretation” (Bolton, 2006; p.186) of English as native varieties and nativized
varieties.
‘World Englishes’ as the indigenized or
‘nationalized ‘varieties of English from This refers to “all the different varieties of
those countries colonized by Great Britain English used in different countries across
or the United States. (Wikipedia) the world. (Macmillan dictionary)
Varieties of English
What led to the
development of World
Englishes?
Video on History of English
What led to the
development of World
Englishes?
Required question: What led
question:
to the development of English
as a World Language?
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4. 5/1/2012
On the Global Expansion of English
On the Global Expansion
Migration and Colonization: Main Engines
of English of Global Expansion
On the Global Expansion of English
Task
1. What have you learned about the global
expansion of English? (Give at least
three things)
2. What does the global spread of English
show us about the importance of the
English language?
Braj B. Kachru’s Model of World Englishes (1992)
Is this English?
The development of
English as manifested in
the different versions of
the Lord’s Prayer
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5. 5/1/2012
The Lord's Prayer The Lord's Prayer
(Old English - Anglo-Saxon)
Anglo-Saxon) (Old English - Anglo-Saxon)
Anglo-Saxon)
Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum;
Si þin nama gehalgod
to becume þin rice
gewurþe ðin willa
on eorðan swa swa on heofonum.
urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg
and forgyf us ure gyltas
swa swa we forgyfað urum gyltendum
and ne gelæd þu us on costnunge
ac alys us of yfele soþlice
The Lord's Prayer (Middle English)
The Lord's Prayer (Modern English)
(Modern
The Lourdes Preyere
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name.
Oure fadir that art in heuenes, Your Kingdom come,
halewid be thi name; your will be done,
thi kyngdoom come to; on earth as in heaven
Give us today our daily bread.
be thi wille don, in erthe as in heuene. Forgive us our sins,
Yyue to vs this dai oure breed ouer othir as we forgive those who sin against us.
substaunce, Lead us not into temptation,
and foryyue to vs oure dettis, as we but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
foryyuen to oure dettouris; the power and the glory are yours.
and lede vs not in to temptacioun, but Now and for ever.
delyuere vs fro yuel. Amen Amen.
The Lord's Prayer (Contemporary English) Essential Questions
Our Father in heaven, holy be your name, What do the different versions of the
your kingdom come, your will be done, on prayer tell us about the English
earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily language?
bread, forgive us our sins as we forgive
those who sin against us. Do not bring to What do the different versions of the
the test but deliver us from evil. Amen. prayer tell us about learning a language?
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6. 5/1/2012
EVOLUTION OF ENGLISH
IN A SLIDE
Modern English: Good Day Sir!
Old English: Godlif Daeg Leof! World Englishes or the different
Future English: OMG LKE GD DAY Englishes in the world continue
to evolve, and the dynamism
BRO! LOL ROFL! :) of the English language is a
reason for the development of
– Comment posted 1 month ago on
varieties of English
Youtube by D00mnukem
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