Research in Social Sciences and Technology
Vol 3 No 1 (2018): Research in Social Sciences and Technology (Special Issue)

World Englishes: Changing the Paradigm of Linguistic Diversity in Global Academia

Azizah Alogali (University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Apr 2018

Abstract

This paper discusses the ways that the publications of multilingual and non-native speakers of English are treated in academic publications. Using the World Englishes theory as a framework, it attempts to enumerate which overt and hidden advantages native speakers may have over non-native speakers in academic writing communities, and how these can be deconstructed. It also explores possible solutions to this problem, both to improve non-native students' written scholarly work and to restructure global perceptions and biases towards different regional varieties of English. The paper focuses on certain gatekeeping behaviors performed by institutions of knowledge production, and on how the World Englishes theory can be applied to help improve parity in international academia.

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ressat

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Subject

Education

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