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Direct linkXiaoqiong, Betsy Hu; Xianxing, Jiang – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2011
This paper attempts to introduce and explain the famous Three Concentric Circles proposed by Kachru, namely, the Inner Circle, the Outer Circle and the Expanding Circle. Based on Kachru's theory, the paper proceeds to discuss four fallacies in EFL and ESL contexts, which are (1) English learners in the Outer and Expanding Circles learn English…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Variation, Linguistic Theory
Canagarajah, Suresh – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2011
The shifts underway in contemporary social conditions call for a new alignment between the specializations constituting English Studies: namely, literature, applied linguistics, and rhetoric and composition. Postcolonial social movements have generated new language, textual, and literary practices. These developments bring to the fore practices…
Descriptors: Social Change, Linguistic Borrowing, Specialization, Literature
