The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language

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Journal Article The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language Get access Alastair Pennycook Longman 1994 365pp. £14.99 ISBN 0 582 23472 7 Marine Holborow Marine Holborow School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University Lectures in the School of Applied Language and Intercultural Studies, Dublin University, and teaches courses in EFL and ESP to exchange students under the Erasmus programme. She has developed special subject courses for these students in the areas of Text and Context and Irish Studies. Her research interests are language and social context, socio-political effects of the spread of English, language and oppression, and ‘politically correct’ language. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ELT Journal, Volume 50, Issue 2, April 1996, Pages 172–176, https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/50.2.172 Published: 01 April 1996