Higher Education Internationalization and English Language Instruction
This book offers new understanding of the implications of pluralism and of transnational movements to higher education and the construct of a “native speaker” within contemporary globalization processes. Theoretically, it calls for a revisioned English as
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Higher Education Internationalization and English Language Instruction Intersectionality of Race and Language in Canadian Universities
Higher Education Internationalization and English Language Instruction
Xiangying Huo
Higher Education Internationalization and English Language Instruction Intersectionality of Race and Language in Canadian Universities
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Xiangying Huo University of Toronto Toronto, Canada
ISBN 978-3-030-60598-8 ISBN 978-3-030-60599-5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60599-5
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In memory of my mother Xiaoping Yang, my grandmother Chenyan Fu, and grandfather Guangxu Yang
Preface
With globalization and internationalization, English has increasingly enjoyed the status of “global language” (Crystal, 1997), “international language” (Llurda, 2004), and “Lingua Franca” (Sifakis & Tsantila, 2019; Wong & Dubey-Jhaveri, 2015). In fact, at present there are more people speaking English as their second language (L2) throughout the world than native speakers of English (Llurda, 2004), and the use of English is not limited to native-speaking contexts (Widdowson, 1994). As a result of English’s expanding status as a world language, there is an increased demand for qualified English language teachers. Native English speakers are insufficient to satisfy the global demand for English language courses. It is estimated that over 80% of positions within the English language teaching professions worldwide are taken up by non-native speakers (Canagarajah, 2005), and that there are four non-native Eng
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