Global Englishes
Which scholar first coined the term "World Englishes"?
Braj Kachru
Define “register”.
Register refers to features of language, both written and spoken. These features can contribute to a register being more or less formal.
What’s the full name of APA?
American Psychological Association
Finegan (2005) discusses language correctness and language power.
Based on this article, who decides the right or wrong of language use?
Who yields power and who doesn’t.
How many course goals does ENGL106 have?
4
Name the three circles in Kachru's (1992) model.
Inner Circle
Outer Circle
Expanding Circle
Text messages to friend and/or social media posts
What is the narrative citation format for:
Matsuda, A., & Matsuda, P. K. (2010). World Englishes and the teaching of writing. TESOL Quarterly, 44(2), 369–374. https://doi.org/10.1054/tq.2010.222222
Define prescriptivists and descriptivists.
Prescriptivists: What should English be like?
Descriptivists: What is English?
What are the four course goals?
1.Register Awareness
2.Academic Literacy Practices
3.Reflection & Revision
4.Academic Language and Conventions
Provide an example of a standard and non-standard variety of English
Standard varieties: American or British English.
Non-standard varieties: Chinese English, Singapore English, etc.
List three social media writing conventions in Little Red Book or Zhihu posts.
Hyperlinks
Hashtags
@
informal language
Well-designed visual aids
…
Which two key elements distinguish direct quotations from paraphrases and summaries?
Page number(s) and Quotation marks.
Provide three examples of linguistic variation in vocabulary.
car-auto
lift-elevator
holiday-vacation
subway-underground
…
Student learning outcome 3B states that students will be able to: “revise their writing on global and local levels”.
What do we mean by global and local in this sentence?
Global edits focus on content and organization
Local edits focus on sentence-level issues, such as grammar, spelling, and many others.
Matsuda and Matsuda (2010) argue that English instructors should teach students both dominant and non-dominant forms of English Writing. Why?
Doing so:
-Values English varieties,
-Invites a discussion of power and privilege,
-Allows students to choose when/how to adopt each form
True or False: Contractions are less commonly used in a formal register.
True. Contractions like “can’t”, “won’t” etc.. are more commonly used in informal registers.
What are the four elements of a reference entry?
Author
Date
Title
Source
Provide three examples of discourse communities in which you are a member.
Answers will vary, including but not limited to the NWAFU environmental science program, the University of Arizona, MBTI groups, and many others.
Summarize at least 2 (of the 7) SLOs from Goal 2: Academic Literacy Practices
2A) Identify and follow the requirements of writing assignment prompts (e.g., purpose, genre, and formatting requirements).
2B) Write a text that displays coherence.
2C) Develop an idea using explanations, examples, and/or details.
2D) Summarize a text using conventional summary language and formatting (e.g., third person, reporting verbs, and citation).
2E) Use multiple strategies for reading academic texts (e.g., skimming, scanning, previewing, using visual cues, and identifying organizational markers like headings).
2F) Distinguish main ideas from supporting details in lengthy or difficult readings.
2G) Understand and apply concepts of intellectual copyright and plagiarism as practiced when writing at the University of Arizona.
In what ways do you think World Englishes scholarship has (not) impacted or influenced your English education in China?
Answers Vary. These perhaps could include things like the inclusion of different varieties of English on the CET-4 and CET-6 exams.
Provide an example of a course activity or assignment where you showed register awareness.
Answers vary, but may include the unit 1 rewrite, peer review feedback, class discussion, etc…
How do we list the references in APA Style? Also, please share at least two formatting considerations in the references section.
Alphabetical order
Double-spacing, hanging indentation, centered References
What’s the take-home message of Sung (2013) in future pronunciation teaching?
English learners show individual differences in preferred pronunciation models; instructors should respect their choices.
Which Student learning outcome (SLO) most directly applies to our classroom practice of conducting peer review?
3A: Participate in collaborative writing practices, including peer review, as a means of improving their own writing