{"product_id":"english-language-as-hydra-its-impacts-on-non-english-language-cultures-9781847697493","title":"English Language as Hydra: Its Impacts on","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn far too many places, the worldwide trade in English-language teaching, testing and publishing has become a self-perpetuating, self-congratulating, neocolonial monster … a veritable multi-headed Hydra. Too often the English language industry aggressively promotes itself as some sort of “uplifting”, “essential”, “proper” or even “better” means of communication than any other language. Unfortunately, its relentless global outreach is taking place at the direct expense, and the active denigration, of local and regional languages – not to mention individual identities.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eEnglish Language as Hydra brings together the voices of linguists, literary figures and teaching professionals in a wide-ranging exposé of this monstrous Hydra in action on four continents. It provides a showcase of the diverse and powerful impacts that this ever-evolving, gluttonous beast has had on so many non-English language cultures - as well as the surreptitious, drug-like ways in which it can infiltrate individual psyches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish Language as Hydra is both poignant and honest in its reasoned and passionate evocation of this language's entrenched link with some of the ills of the world and its impact on speakers' subjectivities.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ruanni Tupas, author of (Re)making Society: The Politics of Language, Discourse, and Identity in the Philippines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish Language as Hydra opens our eyes to how empires and imperialism operate through linguistic ideologies and discourse strategies as powerful tools of domination - often with the active participation of the leaders of subaltern peoples and minorities.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Rainer Enrique Hamel, author of Language Empires, Linguistic Imperialism and the Future of Global Languages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wonderful and rewarding collection of contributions which critically examine how English can take over the language curriculum in schools throughout the world, almost always at the expense of other languages.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Andy Kirkpatrick, author of English as a Lingua Franca * ASEAN: A Multilingual Model *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish Language As Hydra is a useful reminder of the political dimensions of the cultural sphere and a fascinating crtique of the cognitive processes which accompany globalisation. This is an important book for anyone interested in the dynamics of education, culture and politics in a globalised world.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Mark P. Williams * Scoop Review of Books, September 18th 2012 available online: http:\/\/books.scoop.co.nz\/2012\/09\/18\/the *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chapter contributors, including literary heavyweights Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Muhammad Haji Salleh, make the figurative connections between the Hydra’s many indestructible heads and the highly destructive forces that English teaching exerts on non-dominant languages and cultures around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Carol Benson, Stockholm University in Language Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Greek mythology, the swamp-dwelling monster Hydra, is almost invincible, with its multiple heads that grow back after being cut off. Such is the power of the English language on the users it dominates. The English language as Hydra is the central image presented in this collection of case studies about how the language was used and manipulated in various parts of the world. As the case studies reveal, English linguistic imperialism does exist in various parts of the world. Still, the authors of the chapters are careful not to present the language per se as monster, but the agents and the attitudes that perpetuate its dominance at the expense of other languages. In addition, for most of the chapters, there are descriptions of various forms of resistanceto English as Hydra. Thus, while the book is a stern reminder to all who embrace English as decontextualizedand neutral, it is also recognition of human agency, as well as of critical and intelligent responses to English linguistic imperialism among stakeholders of the language.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Isabel Pefianco Martin, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines * the Philippine Journal of Linguistics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is thus an important one, which all language planners, ministers of education, English educators and other related authorities should be encouraged to read.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Wong Jock Onn, National University of Singapore, Singapore * ELTWorldOnline, March 10th 2013 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book offers fresh and concrete evidence that the hydra stalks the postcolonial world pervasively and persistently.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Corazon D. Villareal, University of the Philippines Diliman * Humanities Diliman, Vol 9, No 2 (2012) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book does offer a different perspective on the impact of learning English in non-English speaking countries. It gives readers another point of view as most might only look at the positive influence of English on the society in terms of the economic and social benefits, and overlook the negative impact it has on local cultures and indigenous languages. Hence, this book would be of interest not only to language policy makers but also English language teacher trainers and teachers who need to be aware of these important issues.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Genevieve Chow * RELC Journal , Volume 44 (3) – Dec 1, 2013 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead it if you can: it is an important bookthat highlights some of the damaging effects of the global spread of English, a phenomenon in which our industry is complicit.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Jo Anne Burns, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand * TESOLANZ Newsletter, December 2013 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe engaged and politically accountable scholarship exhibited in this volume offer both example and hope for creating a more equitable linguistic world order.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ahmed Kabel, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco * Journal of Language, Identity \u0026amp; Education, 13:2, 131-134 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Note - \u003cem\u003eTove Skutnabb-Kangas\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe Genesis of this Book - \u003cem\u003eVaughan Rapatahana and Pauline Bunce\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eForeword - \u003cem\u003eRobert Phillipson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: English Language as Thief - \u003cem\u003eVaughan Rapatahana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. The Challenge – \u003cem\u003eNdaraca ya Thiomi\u003c\/em\u003e: Languages as Bridges - \u003cem\u003eNg˜ug˜ı wa Thiong’o\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. English Language as Bully in the Republic of Nauru - \u003cem\u003eXavier Barker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Out of Sight, Out of Mind… and Out of Line: Language Education in the Australian Indian Ocean Territory of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands - \u003cem\u003ePauline Bunce\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. English Language as Juggernaut – Aboriginal English and Indigenous Languages in Australia - \u003cem\u003eRobyn Ober and Jeanie Bell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5. English Language as Nemesis for Māori - \u003cem\u003eGraham Hingangaroa Smith and Vaughan Rapatahana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6. A Personal Reflection: New Zealand Māori and English - \u003cem\u003eTamati Cairns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7. The \u003cem\u003eMalchemy \u003c\/em\u003eof English in Sri Lanka: Reinforcing Inequality through Imposing Extra-Linguistic Value - \u003cem\u003eArjuna Parakrama\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8. English Language as Governess: Expatriate English Teaching Schemes in Hong Kong - \u003cem\u003eEugene Chen Eoyang, Pauline Bunce and Vaughan Rapatahana\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9. English Language as Auntie: Of ‘Good Intentions’ and a Pedagogy of Possibilities – ELT in the Philippines and its Effects on Children’s Literacy Development - \u003cem\u003eLalaine F. Yanilla Aquino\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10. It’s Not Always English: ‘Duelling Aunties’ in Brunei Darussalam - \u003cem\u003eNoor Azam Haji-Othman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11. English Language as Siren Song: Hope and Hazard in Post-Apartheid South Africa - \u003cem\u003eSandra Land\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e12. English Language as Border-Crossing: Longing and Belonging in the South Korean Experience - \u003cem\u003eJoseph Sung-Yul Park\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e13. English and Mandarin in Singapore: Partners in Crime? - \u003cem\u003eRani Rubdy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e14. English Language as Intruder: The Effects of English Language Education in Colombia and South America – a Critical Perspective - \u003cem\u003eAnne-Marie de Mejía\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eAfterword: Could Heracles Have Gone About Things Differently? - \u003cem\u003eAlastair Pennycook\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCoda: One Colonial Language: One Great Tragic Epic. English in Malaysia and Beyond - \u003cem\u003eMuhammad Haji Salleh\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Channel View Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043007562071,"sku":"9781847697493","price":28.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781847697493.jpg?v=1750956632","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/english-language-as-hydra-its-impacts-on-non-english-language-cultures-9781847697493","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}