Mapping Out Unequal Englishes in English-Medium Classrooms. Issue 5 (3rd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tupas, Ruanni; Weninger, Csilla
• Is Part Of: Journal of language, identity, and education. Volume 21:Issue 5(2022)
• Page Start: 347
• Page End: 361
• Publication Date: 2022-09-03
• Subjects: Language and globalization -- politics of Englishes -- Unequal Englishes -- world Englishes; Language and education -- Periodicals; Multicultural education -- Periodicals; 306.44
• DOI: 10.1080/15348458.2020.1795863
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1534-8458

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The link between globalization and the spread of English is well established in the literature, resulting in the emergence and burgeoning of studies on the pluralization and localization of English. However, Englishes are also valued unequally and, thus, impact the lives and identities of their speakers differently as well. This paper aims to discuss the politics of Unequal Englishes by mapping out the specific ways inequalities of Englishes are realized in classrooms in Singapore. This requires mapping out accurately both the dynamics of locally produced but globally shaped teaching of English, as well as concrete instantiations of culturally responsive pedagogies which aim to make learning and teaching more nondiscriminatory and equitable.