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Table of Contents

Introduction

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Part I
English in Southeast Asia
1   English in Brunei: “She Speaks Excellent English!” “No, he doesn’t.”
Alistair Wood, Alex Henry, Adrian Clynes and Malai Alya Surya Malai Hj Abdullah
University of Brunei,

11

 
2   Topic and Null Arguments in Singapore Colloquial English            
Ludwig Tan
National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

23

 
3   Singlish as a Tonal language, Thanks to Bazaar Malay        
E-Ching Ng
Yale University, USA

29

 

 
4   Globalised English in Asia, Now and the Future –A Perspective between English in Singapore and China
Fan Fang and Mingming Yuan
Shantou University, China

42

 
5   The Phonology of Malaysian English: A Preliminary Study
Hooi San Phoon and Margaret McLagan
University of Canterbury, New Zealand

59

 
PART II
Language, Culture and Globalisation
6   Sinking or Swimming in the New Zealand Mainstream: Four Young Asian Learners in a New Languaculture            
Roger Barnard
University of Waikato, New Zealand

74

 
7   Performing Glocal Identities: Codeswitching in African Songs Produced in Perth, Australia
Ilan Zagoria
Curtin University of Technology, Australia

83

 
8   Semantic Mechanism of Lexical Borrowing in Chinese under the Influence of Globalization
Kuihua Xu
Remin University, China

94

 
9   A Neglected Aspect of Communicative ELT in the Arabian Gulf: Who Is Communication between?
James Moody
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

99

 
10   Use of Communication Strategies by Chinese EFL Students
Mei An
Guizhou University, China and
Sanoochs Nathalang
National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre, Thailand

120

 
11   Using YouTube to Teach Regional English Accents and Culture
Jya-Lin Hwang
Chinese Culture University, Taiwan

137

 
12   American Sojourners’ Research: Implications for Asian ESL Students’ Groupism
Yoko Kobayashi
Iwate University, Japan

154

 
PART III
English in Academic and Professional Contexts
13   Linguistic Error or Regional Variety? Investigating Modality in Business Writing
David Qian
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HKSRC

162

 
14   Implementing English and Tourism Service Training Programme for Homestay Staff
Punjaporn Pojanapunya and Kamonchanok Wongkalasin
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thornburi, Thailand

176

 
15   A Study of Performance-based Assessment for Taiwanese College EFL Students
Ying-Ying Chuang
Cheng Siu University, Taiwan

191

 
PART IV
Literature in Language Teaching
16   Teaching Post-colonial Literatures: The “Know-What”, the “Know-How” and the “Know-Why”
Novita Dewi
Sanata Dharma University, Indonesia

205

 
17   In Defence of Teaching Literature in the Era of Globalisation
Farhad Taybipour
Islamic Azad University of Shiraz, Iran

213

 
18   Direct Form-focused Written Corrective Feedback and Critical Thinking in Teaching Literature in EFL Classrooms in Cambodia
Chan Narith Keuk
Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

220

 
PART V
Teacher Education
19   The Self-assessment of English Language Student-Teachers’ Contributions to Online Discussion Forums
Philip Towndrow
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

234

 
20   A Survey of Vietnamese EAP Teachers’ Beliefs about Grammar Teaching
Le Van Canh
Hanoi University of Languages and International Studies, Vietnam and
Roger Barnard
University of Waikato, New Zealand

246

 
21   Towards EFL Teachers' Personal Practical Knowledge: Teachers' Views in Professional Development          
Yuhong Jiang
Southwest University, China/University of Cambridge, UK

260

 
22   An Exploration of English Teaching in Kindergartens in Guangzhou, China        
Yan Wang
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore/
Lingnan Institute of Technology, Guangdong, China

280

 
PART VI
Technologies in the Classroom
23   Exploring Gender Play in the Second Life Virtual World    
Caroline Ho
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Amilyn Ong
Republic Polytechnic, Singapore and
Yam San Chee
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

293

 

 

 
24   A Case Study of CALL Integration into English Courses at a Thai University    
Kasamaporn Maneekhao and Saowaluck Tepsuriwong
King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thornburi, Thailand

314

 
25   A Case Study of University Students’ Use of Flick Photographic Networking to Develop Confidence, English Language Fluency and Shape World Consciousness    
Steven Graham
Udon Thani Rajabhat University, Thailand

331

 
PART VII
Pedagogical Practices
  
26   What Does Teaching Writing as a Process Really Mean?
Antonia Chandrasegaran
National Institute of Education,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

338

 
27   Interactive Story-telling as a Pedagogical Tool in Cross-cultural Analysis of Literature
Rosalind Buckton-Tucker
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

352

 
28   Critical Pedagogy in an EFL Context: An Ignis Fatuus or an Alternative Approach?
Sima Sadeghi
University of Isfahan, Iran

362

 
29   Degrees of Learner-centredness in Thai Tertiary English Classes
Saowaluck Tepsuriwong and Thanaporn Srisunakrua
King Mongkut University of Technology Thornburi, Thailand

376

 
30   An Investigation of KU CSC Students’ Pronunciation Performance Reflects Pronouncing Needs Improving
Chalard Jukpim
Kasetsart University Chalermphrakiat
Sakon Nakhon Campus, Thailand

391

 
 
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