English in Europe Today: Sociocultural and educational perspectives (AILA Applied Linguistics Series)

'This volume discusses several facets of English in today's multilingual Europe. It emphasizes the interdependence between cultures, languages and situations that influence its use. This interdependence is particularly relevant to European settings where English is being learned as a second language. Such learning situations constitute the core focus of the book. The volume is unique in bringing together empirical studies examining factors that promote the learning of English in Europe. Rather than assuming that English is a threat to linguistic diversity and cultural independence, these studies discuss psycholinguistic factors such as the input, and sociolinguistic factors such as the type of English that is targeted in learning. The contributing authors are well-established specialists who have worked on multilingualism, English as a Lingua Franca and second language acquisition. The book will be of interest to applied linguists, sociolinguists and teachers of English as a foreign language.' English in Europe Today......Page 2 Editorial page......Page 3 Title page......Page 4 LCC data......Page 5 Dedication page......Page 6 Table of contents......Page 8 List of contributors......Page 10 Acknowledgement......Page 12 The dynamics of English in a multilingual Europe......Page 14 References......Page 24 1. English in the Basque Country......Page 28 2. English in education in the Basque Country......Page 30 3. Early learning of English......Page 32 4. CLIL and using English as an additional language of instruction......Page 37 5. Future perspectives......Page 40 References......Page 41 Introduction......Page 44 Background......Page 45 Actual test development......Page 47 Issues of a cross-cultural nature......Page 53 References......Page 62 1. Introduction: English in the lives of German university students......Page 64 2. Instructional discourse as lingua franca discourse and as EMI discourse......Page 67 3. Getting nothing for the price of two? German students’ perceptions of (and attitudes towards) English-medium instruction......Page 71 4. Don’t let it pass! Achieving comprehension in lingua franca instructional discourse: An example from a course in chemistry......Page 74 5. Some consequences......Page 81 References......Page 82 Struggling towards ownership......Page 84 A developmental perspective......Page 91 Pedagogic implications......Page 98 References......Page 103 Introduction......Page 108 BFLA/BAMFLA, SLA and ESLA......Page 110 Young Chinese learners of English......Page 111 The sample......Page 112 Summary and conclusion......Page 122 Acknowledgements......Page 123 References......Page 124 Introduction......Page 126 1. English and everyday Dutch......Page 127 2. The linguistic integration of English loan words......Page 129 3. Dutch abroad......Page 130 4. Advertisements......Page 132 5. Grammatical change through language contact?......Page 133 6. Dutch, the global language system and Eurobarometer......Page 135 7. An interpreter in Brussels: Dutch as a small language among other languages in the European Union......Page 138 References......Page 144 Conceptualizing ‘English’ for a multilingual Europe......Page 146 References......Page 157 English in the Netherlands......Page 160 Description of the research project......Page 164 Discussion......Page 176 References......Page 178 Index......Page 180 The AILA Applied Linguistics Series......Page 184 The Dynamics Of English In A Multilingual Europe / Antje Wilton And Annick De Houwer -- The Increasing Role Of English In Basque Education / Jasone Cenoz -- English Language Testing: A Case Study Of Test Development In Greece / Susan Gass And Daniel Reed -- When Comprehension Is Crucial: Using English As A Medium Of Instruction At A German University / Annelie Knapp -- English As A Lingua Franca And The Standard English Misunderstanding / Kurt Kohn -- The Early Acquisition Of English As A Second Language: The Case Of Young Chinese Learners Of English In Britain / Li Wei -- The More Languages, The More English? A Dutch Perspective / Jacomine Nortier -- Conceptualizing English For A Multilingual Europe / Barbara Seidlhofer -- English As A Foreign Language: The Role Of Out-of-school Language Input / Marjolijn Verspoor, Kees De Bot And Eva Van Rein. Edited By Annick De Houwer, Antje Wilton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The dynamics of English in a multilingual Europe / Antje Wilton and Annick De Houwer The increasing role of English in Basque education / Jasone Cenoz English language testing: A case study of test development in Greece / Susan M. Gass and Daniel Reed When comprehension is crucial : Using English as a medium of instruction at a German university / Annelie Knapp English as a lingua franca and the Standard English misunderstanding / Kurt Kohn The early acquisition of English as a second language : the case of young Chinese learners of English in Britain / Li Wei The more languages, the more English? a Dutch perspective / Jacomine Nortier Conceptualizing 'English' for a multilingual Europe / Barbara Seidlhofer English as a foreign language : the role of out-of-school language input / Marjolijn H. Verspoor, Kees de Bot and Eva van Rein. Discusses several facets of English in multilingual Europe. This book emphasizes the interdependence between cultures, languages and situations that influence its use. It is of interest to applied linguists, sociolinguists and teachers of English as a foreign language.