English for Cross-Cultural Communication

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Forms of English: an Analysis of the Variables....Pages 1-14
The Pragmatics of Non-Native Varieties of English....Pages 15-39
Norm and Variability in Language use and Language Learning....Pages 40-56
Unity and Diversity in L2 Teaching: English in Non-Native Settings from a Canadian Perspective....Pages 57-73
Teaching English for International and Intranational Purposes: Philippine Context....Pages 74-82
Will EIIL Succeed where ESL and EFL Fail?....Pages 83-93
English in Malaysia....Pages 94-107
Asian Student Attitudes towards English....Pages 108-122
Questions in the Negotiation for Understanding....Pages 123-150
International Communication and the Concept of Nuclear English....Pages 151-165
Discoursal Patterning and the Equalizing of Interpretive Opportunity....Pages 166-199
Via-Drama: An Answer to the EIIL Problem....Pages 200-210
English as an International Language: an Attitudinal Approach....Pages 211-215
Crossing the Cultural Threshold: a Challenge to Users of EIL....Pages 216-224
Back Matter....Pages 225-248