Potpourri Discussion Questions
- What different variations of English have you experienced as a listener and/or conversation participant? Which have been most challenging?
- What can we do as learners and educators to better understand the wide variety of World Englishes?
- Is understanding a variety of World Englishes valued in Korea? Why or Why not?
- Should we aim for more standardization or differentiation in English usage and language in general?
- What would be the best form of international English?
- Do you think English will continue to be considered the global lingua franca for the foreseeable future?
- What role do life rituals (e.g. birth, birthdays, graduations, weddings, funerals) play in understanding a culture?
- What ‘out-of-culture’ life ritual experiences have you had that helped you understand (or confused you more about) another culture?
- What do you think is the best way to learn the local language as a non-native speaker?
- What impact does the outsider’s local language proficiency level have on the impression they make and on their cross-cultural interactions?
- What role do the arts play in understanding another culture?
- Which aspects of art do you think are universal? Which are culturally relative?
- What is unique about the art of your culture(s)? How can it be used to help outsiders better understand your culture?
World Englishes
Life Rituals
Learning the Local Language
The Arts (painting, dance, music, etc.)
World Englishes
World Englishes Presentation
World Englishes and Varieties of English (by Oxford and Jain) html ppt
Kachru’s The Concentric Circles
http://manualofstyleandusage.blogspot.com/2008/05/kachrus-three-concentric-circles.html
Wikipedia Overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Englishes
RESOURCES21 AccentsKachru’s The Concentric Circles
http://manualofstyleandusage.blogspot.com/2008/05/kachrus-three-concentric-circles.html
Wikipedia Overview
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Englishes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k
English to English from The Guardian
http://english2english.tumblr.com/
Speech Accent Archive
http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php
David Crystal - Which English?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XT04EO5RSU
Different Kinds of Slang: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/links.htm
http://accent.gmu.edu/browse_language.php
David Crystal - Which English?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XT04EO5RSU
Different Kinds of Slang: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/links.htm
African American English: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks-9AwRX1Ts
American Dialects: http://aschmann.net/AmEng/ 22 Maps
English Dialect Map: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/regional-voices/lexical-variation/
Ted Talks
American Dialects: http://aschmann.net/AmEng/ 22 Maps
English Dialect Map: http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/regional-voices/lexical-variation/
Ted Talks
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