Australian Englishes and the Experiences of international students.
There is one salient feature that differentiates English from other Asian and European global languages. It is the way in which English has been subject to commodification and characterised as a marketable product (Habermas, 1990). In the context of a post-industrial society, English has assume...
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National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia
2007
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34468/ http://eprints.usm.my/34468/1/BULLETIN_9_PART_10.pdf |
| Summary: | There is one salient feature that differentiates
English from other Asian and European global
languages. It is the way in which English has been
subject to commodification and characterised as a
marketable product (Habermas, 1990). In the context of
a post-industrial society, English has assumed an
important status as providing access to economic,
educational and immigration opportunities (Singh, Kell
and Pandian, 2002). |
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