Language and Global and World Englishes A Level Unit

A 10 lesson unit comprising a 67 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including transcripts) exploring the topic of Language and Global and World Englishes and a summary terminology and theory sheet.

Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered:

• David Crystal – World English: Past, Present, Future (1999)
• Jennifer Jenkins – Lingua Franca Core (2000)
• Nicholas Ostler – The Last Lingua Franca (2010)
• David Graddol – The Future of English? (1997)
• Bagele Chilasa – Hierarchy of Language (2011)
• Braj Kachru – Three Circle Model of World Englishes (1985)
• Jean Paul Nerrière – Globish (2004)
• Pidgins and creoles
• William Stewart (1965) and Derek Bickerton (1973) – Post-Creole Continuum
• Bettina Migge and Isabelle Léglise – Attitudes towards creoles in the Caribbean (2006)
• Einar Haugen - Code Switching (1954)
• David Crystal – Tri-English (2000)
• Tom McArthur – Circle Model of World English (1987)
• Peter Strevens – World Map of English (1980)
• Barbara Seidlhofer – Teaching English as a Lingua Franca (2004)
• Stress-Timed and Syllable-Timed Languages
• Rhotic and Non-Rhotic Accents
• Lisa Lim – Language Ecology
• Mark Pagel – The Future of English (2011)
• David Deterding and Andy Kirkpatrick – Influence of Technology on World Englishes (2011)
• British Council – The Future of English: Global Perspectives (2023)
• Lynne Murphy – British and American Politeness Features (2013)
• Yohai Hakak, Sophia Bosah, Kwaku Amponsah and Kei Long Cheung – Australian Politeness (2022)
• McMaster University – Canadian v. American Politeness in Tweets (2018)

There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 56-64. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question.

The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources.

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