The Hegemony of English (Series in Critical Narrative)
This should be required reading for anyone concerned or professionally associated with linguistics, language teaching and theory, social policy, or curricular development. -- TESOL Quarterly In the present political climate, racism and classism often hide behind seemingly technical issues about English in the modern world. The Hegemony of English courageously unmasks these deceptions and points the way to a more humane and sane way to discuss language in our global world. -- James Paul Gee, Tashia Morgridge Professor of Reading, University of Wisconsin, Madison [P]erhaps the best analysis of the English-only movement in the US and the ramifications worldwide of language policies favoring English. ...It displays a dazzling grasp of the many meanings of language and the politics that underlie language policy and educational discourse. -- Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor, Graduate Center, City University of New York