World Englishes: An Investigation of International Students' Goals and Experiences

This short film discusses varieties of English throughout the world. We interviewed four international students to learn about their experiences with English, what the language currently means to them, and how it relates to their goals for the future.

Credits:
Title cards and interview questions written by Tomoko Oda and Kyle Nuske
Interview subjects: Aleksey Alexseev, Fadhel Alhashem, Hiromi Kobata, Harish K. Puttanna
Interviewer: Kyle Nuske
References:
Canagarajah, S. (2007). Lingua Franca English, multilingual communities, and language acquisition. The Modern Language Journal 91, 923-939.
Jenkins, J. (2006). Points of view and blind spots: ELF and SLA. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 16(2), 137-162.
Music: "Django Reinhardt" by Los Desperados. Accessed at www.losdesperados.pl
All additional video and film clips used are copyrighted by their respective owners.

Special thanks to Lilly (sorry about the technical mishaps!) and to Engin (for recommending the music).

Category:

Education

Tags:

• World
• Englishes
• English
• Second
• Language
• TESOL
• ESL
• EFL
• international
• students

[roalsharp]

very interesting facts. i've now changed my attitudes towards varieties of English.

[jnardiello]

great job! it was very useful!