A 10 lesson unit comprising of a 67 slide PowerPoint, 9 different worksheets (including transcripts) exploring the topic of Language and Global and World Englishes and a summary terminology and theory sheet.
Each lesson includes a starting discussion prompt which acts as a learning objective, detailed notes on the theories and concepts listed below, a worksheet (with the exception of lesson nine) and activities, and a homework task. The following theories and concepts are covered:
- David Crystal – World English: Past, Present, Future (1999)
- Jennifer Jenkins – Lingua Franca Core (2000)
- Nicholas Ostler – The Last Lingua Franca (2010)
- David Graddol – The Future of English? (1997)
- Bagele Chilasa – Hierarchy of Language (2011)
- Braj Kachru – Three Circle Model of World Englishes (1985)
- Jean Paul Nerrière – Globish (2004)
- Pidgins and creoles
- William Stewart (1965) and Derek Bickerton (1973) – Post-Creole Continuum
- Bettina Migge and Isabelle Léglise – Attitudes towards creoles in the Caribbean (2006)
- Einar Haugen – Code Switching (1954)
- David Crystal – Tri-English (2000)
- Tom McArthur – Circle Model of World English (1987)
- Peter Strevens – World Map of English (1980)
- Barbara Seidlhofer – Teaching English as a Lingua Franca (2004)
- Stress-Timed and Syllable-Timed Languages
- Rhotic and Non-Rhotic Accents
- Lisa Lim – Language Ecology
- Mark Pagel – The Future of English (2011)
- David Deterding and Andy Kirkpatrick – Influence of Technology on World Englishes (2011)
- British Council – The Future of English: Global Perspectives (2023)
- Lynne Murphy – British and American Politeness Features (2013)
- Yohai Hakak, Sophia Bosah, Kwaku Amponsah and Kei Long Cheung – Australian Politeness (2022)
- McMaster University – Canadian v. American Politeness in Tweets (2018)
There are some references to AQA-style A Level specification questions, but you can adapt these if needs be. These can be found on slides 56-64. Lesson 9 is based on an AQA A Level question.
The final lesson is a consolidation activity complete with guided revision cards. Alternatively, you could use an app such as Quizlet so that the students could produce digital revision resources.
