Treating English as a Tool (Audio Version)

07/10/2021 10 min

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References* Elmes, D. (2013) The Relationship Between language and Culture. National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya International Exchange and Language Education Center. #46.* Everdingen, Yvonne & Waarts, Eric. (2003). A multi-country study of the adoption of ERP systems.* Kachru, B.B. (1985) Standards, codification and sociolinguistic realism: The English language in the Outer Circle. In R. Quirk and H. Widdowson (Eds.), English in the world: Teaching and learning the language and literatures, pp.11-36. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.* Morrison, L. (2016)In a room full of non-native speakers, ‘there isn’t any chance of understanding’. It might be their language, but the message is often lost. Worklife. BBC.com.* Nesbitt, Richard. (2003) The Geography of Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently…and Why. The Free Press. New York. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kjkent.substack.com