2022 TESOL Master Class Episode 3 国际英语教育中国大会系列在线研修TESOL大师课第三期课程于3月18日顺利举办。课程邀请来自澳门理工大学温植胜副教授作为青年学者代表担任主持人,邀请班戈大学语言学名誉教授、英国国家学术院院士 David Crystal 博士作为主讲嘉宾,就“The Future of Englishes 论英语的未来”这一主题进行讲解。David Crystal 是英国顶级语言学家,出版学术著作100余本(如《剑桥语言百科全书》和《剑桥英语语言百科全书》等),在英语教育领域具有极强的学术影响力。
What are the consequences of the global status of English for the future development of the language?
The talk reviews the relevant statistics, the historical reasons for the language’s present position, and the trends which are affecting English world-wide, both formally (in relation to grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary) and functionally (in relation to cultural diversity).
Implications for language teaching are briefly discussed.