World Englishes Lesson

World Englishes
Week 4 lesson 1
1 / 18
next
Slide 1: Slide
EngelsMiddelbare schoolvwoLeerjaar 6

This lesson contains 18 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

Items in this lesson

World Englishes
Week 4 lesson 1

Slide 1 - Slide

This item has no instructions

What do you already know about World Englishes?

Slide 2 - Mind map

This item has no instructions

Learning Objectives
  • You can describe what World Englishes is in your own words.
  • You can name at least 2 main ideas about world Englishes
  • You can evaluate Kachru's model
  • You can give a few examples of English words that are different in some parts of the world but have the same definition.

Slide 3 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Definition of World Englishes
  • Spoken all around the world 
  • Millions of people have it as their native language 
  • Even more have it as their second or as a foreign language
  • Resulting in different accents, vocabulary, grammer and dialects
  • Example: Family 

Slide 4 - Slide


"World Englishes" means the different ways people use English all over the world. Millions speak it as their main language, but even more use it as a second or foreign language. This has led to different types of English, shaped by local cultures and ways of speaking.
Definition of World Englishes GAME
  •  Total of 20 words 
  • The words are shuffled 
  • Connect the words that belong to each other

Slide 5 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Answers

Slide 6 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Main ideas
  •  Linguistic Diversity
  • Cultural and Historical Influences
  • Contributions of Non-Native Speakers

Slide 7 - Slide

This item has no instructions

 Linguistic Diversity
  •  Pronunciation, vocabulary and grammer vary across different regions of English 
  • US & UK

Slide 8 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Cultural and Historical Influences
  •  Spread globally through colonization 
  • Let to different types of English developing in places that were colonized 
  • Singaporean English 

Slide 9 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Contributions of Non-Native Speakers
  •  Most speaker are not native 
  • Their diverse linguistic backgrounds contribute to English
  • They bring in new words to improve the language 
  • May have different pronunciations and grammatical styles shaping how English evolves in different regions

Slide 10 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Kachru's Model of World Englishes
  •  1980 Braj Kacharu
  • 3 different circles 
  • Inner circle --> Native language 
  • Outer circle --> Second language 
  • Expanding circle --> Thought as a foreign language 

Slide 11 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Kachru's Model of World Englishes GAME
  • 3 groups
  •  3 circles on the board 
  • list of countries 
  • write the countries in a sticky note and stick them in the correct circle

Slide 12 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Kachru's Model of World Englishes GAME
  • Group 1
  • UK, Ghana, Korea, Sri lanka, Taiwan, Philipines
  • Group 2
  • USA, New Zealand, India, Singapore, Canada, India
  • Group 3
  • Japan, Indonesia, China, Nigeria, Australia, Egypt

Slide 13 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Slide 14 - Slide

This item has no instructions

Explain in your own words what world Englishes means

Slide 15 - Open question

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.
Explain how the model of Kachru works

Slide 16 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.
Give a few examples of words that are different in some parts of the world but have the same definition

Slide 17 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.
Name at least 2 main ideas about world Englishes

Slide 18 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.