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English language teaching and imperialism, doctoral dissertation, university of amsterdam. Robert phillipson ma degrees from the universities of cambridge and leeds, and a phd from the university of amsterdam. A territorial approach to multilingualism francois grin. English in diverse world contexts the linguistic imperialism of robert phillipson. Robert phillipson this study explores the contemporary phenomenon of english as an international language, and sets out to analyze how and why the. Linguistic human rights, past and present tove skutnabbkangas, robert. Overcoming linguistic discrimination, contributions to the sociology of language 67. Linguistic human rights and educational policy in russia alexei a. Roskilde university centre, institute vi, 3 volumes. Robert phillipson, professor emeritus, copenhagen business.
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The author uses an infamous story of leeroy jenkins in an online game of war of worldcraft to raise important points about some current holes in conveying commanders intent to subordinates. Phillipson, robert 1992linguistic imperialism and linguicism. The study of linguistic imperialism entails analyzing the policies by which dominant languages, nationally and internationally. View the profiles of people named robert phillipson. The politics of english language teaching springerlink. Join facebook to connect with robert phillipson and others you may know. The linguistic imperialism of robert phillips free download as word doc. Spanish as a global language the international multilingual research journal 2, issue 1.
His main research interests include the role of english worldwide, language policy and multilingualism in the european union. The study of linguistic imperialism focuses on how and why certain. Faerch, claus, haastrup, kirsten and phillipson, robert. English for globalisation or for the worlds people.
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