World Englishes Lesson

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 6

World Englishes

Week 4 lesson 1

What do you already know about World Englishes?

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.

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 

"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

Answers

Main ideas

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

 Linguistic Diversity

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

Cultural and Historical Influences

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

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

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 

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

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

Explain in your own words what world Englishes means

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

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

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

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.