Thursday, May 2, 2013

Reflection of Ryuko Kubota and Lori Ward's Exploring Linguistic Diversity through World Englishes

Sometimes WE makes me think of how come other languages doesn't have that much variety as Englishes. I think I've come to the conclusion of because there are so many countries that have English in the Inner Circle. But then again, what about Spanish speaking countries? Spanish is nearly spoken as an official language in about 20 countries yet there is no such thing as "Word Spanishes". Not only that, Spanish speaking countries make fun of each other based on what they sound like when they speak Spanish.

Besides World Languages (English, Spanish, etc.), this article does a very good job in implementing a lesson plan. I think having a unit dedicated to introduce WE is a very good idea, however, because many schools have a set curriculum, being 7 days behind schedule might be hard to catch up. Maybe dedicating four to five days would suffice. It can help create a safe and comfortable classroom feel.

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