Redefining the Role of Language in a Globalized World (InfoSci-Books - Copyright 2020) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 179982831X ISBN 13: 9781799828310

Publisher: Business Science Reference, 2021

Synopsis

Language, while seemingly static, is dynamic and ever-changing, necessitating adaptability in various fields of language studies. It is especially true in a globalized world and an information age. In the field of language and its applications, it is essential to reconsider and redefine existing issues and envision how the changes may have impacts on human beings and on the entire globe.

Redefining the Role of Language in a Globalized World is an essential scholarly publication that explores the role language will play in a globalized world and how language changes over time through its interdependent relationship with technology. Featuring a wide range of topics such as bilingualism, native speaker prejudice, and social inequality, this book is essential for educators, linguists, researchers, curriculum designers, academicians, policymakers, librarians, and students.

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About the Author

Ai-Ling Wang is currently an Associate Professor at Tamkang University, Taiwan. She got her PhD in Bilingual Education from New York University, New York. Her research interests include cross-cultural communications and collaborations, e-learning and m-learning, video conferencing, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), language teaching and learning, and global issues relevant to education and language.

Edition details

• Publisher: Business Science Reference
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 179982831X
• ISBN 13: 9781799828310
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 300
• Editor: Wang Ai-Ling