Investigating World Englishes: Research Methodology and Practical Applications (Routledge Studies in World Englishes)

✍ Scribed by Peter I. De Costa (editor), Dustin Crowther (editor), Jeffrey Maloney (editor)

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 199
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book provides readers with an in- depth understanding of the methodological tools that have to date been implemented within World Englishes (WE) research.

It serves as a tool to allow for better methodological rigour in interpreting prior research, as well as in conducting future research in this important area of sociolinguistic investigation. This book explores various methodological tools, ranging from corpus analysis to ethnography to questionnaires, demonstrating how such approaches have been used to address a wide range of empirical topics common to WE research. With chapters dedicated to specifi c methodological approaches and demonstrating these approaches in context, readers are provided with the knowledge necessary to both pursue future empirical inquiry as well as consider existing research from a critical perspective. The book will also explain the similarities and differences that exist between WE and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and English as an International Language (EIL).

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of contents
Figures
Contributors
Introduction
Introduction
How the book is organised
Summary of the content of the different chapters
Navigating the book
References
1 World Englishes, ELF, and EIL
Introduction
Streams of inquiry— world Englishes, ELF, and EIL
World Englishes
ELF and EIL
Methodological practices
Methodologies in WE inquiry
World Englishes
ELF and EIL
Research and pedagogical implications
Conclusion and forward thinking
Notes
References
Part I Methods of empirical inquiry
2 Corpus approaches to World Englishes: A bird’s-eye view
General introduction to corpus approaches to WE research
Background and methodological principles
History of corpora as a source of data
Digging into corpus data: What tools are available?
Analytical approaches to corpus data: Qualitative versus/and quantitative accounts
Strengths and weaknesses of corpus-based approaches to WE
Strengths
Weaknesses
Pointers for practical applications
Corpora as a source of data: How do you select an appropriate WE corpus? What criteria would you use?
Digging into corpus data: How do you decide what tool to use?
Analytical approaches to corpus data: Why would you choose to take a qualitative or a quantitative route?
Future directions
Timeline
Notes
References
3 Ethnography: Connecting the local and the global
Introduction
Background and methodological principles
Ethnography and its (possible) roles in WE inquiry
Ethnography in WE inquiry
Principles of ethnography, methods, and WE
Strengths and weaknesses
Pointers for practical application
Access
Flexibility
Triangulation
Future directions
Suggestions for further reading
Timeline
References
4 The use of surveys and questionnaires in World Englishes research
Introduction
Background and methodological principles
Strengths and weaknesses
Pointers for application
Future directions
Timeline
References
Part II Usage of methodological tools in empirical research
5 Applying corpus methods to explore World Englishes: A practical perspective
Introduction
Sample studies
Critiques of sample study one
Critiques of sample study two
Critiques of sample study three
Critiques of sample study four
Conclusion
Notes
References
6 The use of ethnography in World Englishes
Introduction
Critical review of Jourdan (1989)
Critical review of Matsuda (2003)
Critical review of Cowie (2007)
Critical review of Cogo (2012)
Conclusion
Note
References
7 On attitudes, intelligibility, and perception: Cases of studies in World Englishes using surveys and questionnaires
Introduction
Conclusion
References
Part III World Englishes in the classroom
8 Addressing pedagogical inquiry in World Englishes
Introduction
Background and themes of inquiry
Overview of methodologies employed
Corpus analysis
Questionnaires
Ethnographic tools
Case study research
Summary
Future directions
Timeline
Notes
References
Afterword: World Englishes, methodology, and points of view
References
Index