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19 - Using Ontologies of English

from Part VII - Commentary and Conclusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2019

By
Rachel Wicaksono  and
Christopher J. Hall
Edited by
Christopher J. Hall  and
Rachel Wicaksono
Christopher J. Hall
Affiliation:
York St John University
Rachel Wicaksono
Affiliation:
York St John University
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Summary

In our introductory chapter, we argued that applied linguistics must be more explicit about the ways in which English is conceptualised in and for the domains of language learning, teaching, and assessment. Now, after eighteen chapters that uncover, advocate, and contest beliefs about the nature of ‘English’ in a range of contexts and from a range of perspectives, we take stock of the project and consider its uses. We don’t have the space here to reference all the arguments and evidence put forward by the authors of these chapters, but we will emphasise those points that we feel have helped to meet the aims of the book. Naturally, we give particular consideration to Pennycook’s companion commentary in the previous chapter.

Keywords

language ontologylanguage ideologyontological turnEnglish language teachinglanguage as cognitive resourcelanguage as social practice
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Ontologies of English
Conceptualising the Language for Learning, Teaching, and Assessment
 , pp. 368 - 376
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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