Participants successfully completing this course will be able to:
- define the global language
- use key sociolinguistic concepts and terms related to language study
- utilize models and theories of World Englishes in their discussions and analyses
- explore and critique the roles played by English in various contexts
- differentiate between varieties of English
- describe the future of English as a global language
- describe and assess the implications of theoretical/practical developments in ELT/applied linguistics to ELT