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Unit 1 Introduction to on-demand Internet course: Asian Englishes and Miscommunication, Michiko Nakano, Director, Distance Learning Center, Waseda University

l       Our objectives and teaching method

l       Kachru (1992), Modiano(1999a and 1999b) and McArthur(1987) as our basics

Unit 2 Professor Matt Bonham ( Invited Lecture and OICs)

           Politics and Metaphors,

              The Axis of Evil and Iran

              Seasons Metaphors and Politics

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Unit 3 Theoretical Background

Lecture 1 My current perspective on English as an International Language by Dr Larry E. Smith, Executive Director, International Association of World Englishes, Former Dean and Director at East West Center

              My Current Perspective on EIL

              Controversies

              Miscommunication Prevention

Lecture 2 English is an Asian Language, by Dr Larry E. Smith, Executive Director, International Association of World Englishes, Former Dean and Director at East West Center

              Facts 1-3

              Borrowing and Nativization

              On-going Debates about English in Asia

              Problem of Mutual Intelligibility

              Difference in Discourse Patterns

              Native Speakers of Asian Englishes/World Englishes

Lecture: English as a Global Language: Implications for Intelligibility

Unit 4 Hong Kong English　by Dr. Tony T. N. Hung, Language Centre, 

Hong Kong Baptist University

Lecture 1

Unit1.1 Introduction

              About HONG KONG

              English in Kong Kong

              Language Use

              General features of HK English

Unit1.2: Phonology (1) Vowels

              Phonetic Transfer from Cantonese

              HK English Vowels: Neutralisation of Long/Short Contrasts

              Hong Kong English Vowels & Their Equivalents in British R.P

              Comparison of the vowel systems of Singapore (SE), Hong Kong (HKE),

Chinese (CE) and Japanese (JE) English

              Implications for Intelligibility

              Diphthong Shortening in HKE

              <Diphthong-Shortening Rule in HKE (an approximation)>

<Recommended Reading>

- Hung, T.T.N.(2002). 'Towards a Phonology of Hong Kong English.'  In K. Bolton (ed), Honk Kong English: Autonomy and Creativity, pp. 119-140. Hong Kong University Press

- Hung, T.T.N.(2002). 'English as a global language and the issue of international intelligibility.' Asian Englishes, Vol.5, No. 1, pp.4-17.

Unit 1-3: Phonology (2): Consonants

<Lack of Voiced vs. Voiceless contrast in HKE consonants>

Pronunciation of Dental fricatives in HK English

              Word-final obstruent devoicing

              [l]～[n] Alternation: Data from 15 HK university undergraduates

              Number of words in English depending on certain consonant contrasts

<Recommended Reading>

- Hung, T.T.N.(2002). 'Towards a Phonology of Hong Kong English.' In K. Bolton (ed), Hong Kong English: Autonomy and Creativity, pp.119-140, Hong Kong University Press.

Unit 1-4: Phonology (3): Stress & Intonation

              Is Word Stress Important for Intelligibility?

              Examples of Stress 'Rules' in English

              No difference in Verb vs. Noun

              Connected Speech in HKE

<Recommended Reading>

-          Bolton, K. & Kwok, H. (1990) 'The dynamics of the Hong Kong accent: social identity

and sociolinguistic description.'  Journal of Asian Pacific Communication. 1(1), 147-72

Lecture 2

Unit 2-1: Lexical Features

              Some Common HKE Words

i)    Borrowings from Cantonese

ii)   Standard English words with meanings or collocations peculiar to Hong Kong English

ⅲ)  Rare English words current in HK

              Lexical Similarities with Chinese English

              Pragmatic Features

Unit 2-2: Grammar (1): Nouns & Subjects

              Grammatical Features of HKE

              HKE and 'Interlanguage'?

              Some Common Grammatical Features of Hong Kong English

              (1) Lack of Subject-verb agreement

              (2) Missing Subject

              (3) 'Pseudo-passive' Constructions>

              Ⅱ. The Noun Phrase

(1) Article Omission

              (2) Redundant Articles

              (3) Relative Clauses

Unit 2-3: Grammar (2): Verbs

              (1) Finite vs. Non-finite

              (2) Auxiliaries

              (3) Present/Past Participles

              (4) Transitive/Intransitive

              (5) Phrasal Verbs

Unit 2-4: Grammar (3): Sentence Structure

(1)    Coordination

(2)     Predicators

(3)    Subordinators

(4)    Existential Constructions

<Recommended Reading for Units 2-2 to 2-4>

-          Hung, T.T.N. 'Interlanguage analysis and remedial grammar teaching.'  Papers in Applied Language Studies, Vol.5, pp.155-168.  Hong Kong Baptist University, 2000

Lecture 3

Unit 3: English as a Global Language: Implications for Teaching

Unit 3-1  Introduction

              Issue of 'international intelligibility'

              A Pragmatic Approach to the Teaching of English Pronunciation

Unit 3-2: Implications for Teaching

              How Useful?

Unit 3-3: How Frequent & How Difficult

              How Frequent?

              How Difficult?

              How appropriate?

<Recommended Readings>

- Hung, T.T.N. (2002) 'English as a global language and the issue of international intelligibility'  Asian Englishes, Vol.5, No. 1, pp..4-17.

- Jenkins, J. (2001)  The Phonology of English as an International Language.

Unit 5 Korean English A　Video-Conference with Korea University students

Korean English A, Dr Kyung-Ja Park, English Department, Korea University

1. Linguistic features

(1) Introduction                Presented by Youngji Hong

(2) Pronunciation              Presented by Eunhee Kim

             (3) Rhythm                       Presented by Jinah Kim

(4) Intonation                   Presented by Hera Chu

(5) Grammaical feature    Presented by ChangKwon Sung

(6) Pragmatic feature-1    Presented by HyunJin Kim

(7) Pragmatic feature-2    Presented by Youngji Hong

(8) Conclusion                   Presented by Hera Chu

2. Paralinguistics and Socio-cultural Differences

(1) Korean culture                          Presented by SeokHwan Jung

(2) Sources of Misunderstanding   Presented by JinHee Kim

(3) Gesture and Manners               Presented by Onsoon Lee

3. Status, Gender, and Korean

(1) Status, Gender, and Korean -1 Presented by Jooyoun Wee & Nari Lee

Unit 6 Thai English, Face-to-Face Interaction with Chulalongkorn Graduate Students

On-demand Lectures given by Dr Sudaporn Luksaneeyanawin, Centre for Research in Speech and Language Processing, Chulalongkorn University

Part I Theoretical Framework and Preliminaries

1. Theoretical Framework

2. Scenario of the Use of English in Thailand

Part II Phonology

3. Segmentals – Consonants

4. Segmentals – Vowels and Diphthongs

5. Suprasegmentals – Words Accents, Sentence Tonic, Rhythm

6. Suprasegmentals – Tones and Intonations

Part III Syntax

7 Noun Phrase

8 Verb Phrase

Part IV Pragmatics

9 Pragmatic Transfer and Refusal Strategies in Thai English

10 Structures and Strategies of Request in Thai English

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Unit 7 Korean English B,  Video-Conferece with Korea University Students

Dr Kyung-Ja Park, English Department, Korea University

1. An Overview of the Pronunciation of Korean English Speakers

Presented by Hikyoung Lee, Kyung-Ja Park

2. Syntactic Transfer by Korean learners of English

Presented by Kyung-Ja Park & Young-Gyun Ju

3. Paralinguistics and Socio-cultural Differences

Presented by SungHye Kim, Kyung-Ja Park, Hikyoung Lee

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Unit 8 Indian English, by Dr Tej K. Bhatia

Syracuse University

- History and Sociocultural Setting

              - Colonial Era and English

              English After the Independence of India (1947—

              English: Carrying the Indian Experience

              Raja Rao's on Indian English

              Indian English: Deviation vs. "errors"

              Range of Variation

              Majority Speaks Indian English

              What English Indians Should Learn?

              Intelligibility of Indian English

              Phonetic and Phonological Features

                            Retroflexion

                            Lack of Interdental

                            Pronunciation: Close to Written Form

              Salient Structural Properties: Grammar

Discourse Features

- Acceptability and Intelligibility

- Non-Verbal System

- Tips for Cross-cultural Communication

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Unit　9 Singapore English

Lecture 4: Segmental Features of Singapore English Pronunciation: can the world understand us? Dr Low Ee Ling, National Institute of Education and Nanyang Technological University

Lecture 5: Suprasegmental Features of Singapore English pronunciation: can the world understand us? Dr Low Ee Ling, National Institute of Education and Nanyang Technological University

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Unit 10 Malay English

              By Associate Professor Dr. Azirah Hashim, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics

University of Malaya

Lecture 1: History, People and Role of English

Lecture 2: Lexical Borrowing and Colloquialisms

Lecture 3: Grammatical Features

Lecture 4: Para-linguistic Features and Socio-cultural Differences

Lecture 5: Pronunciation

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Unit 11 Philippine English

              By DANILO T. DAYAG, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Graduate Studies Coordinator, Department of English and Applied Linguistics, De La Salle University

- Introduction

- Lecture 1: English as an International Language (EIL) and the sociolinguistics of Philippine English as a variety of English.

    The notion of English as an International Language (EIL) 

    The sociolinguistics of Philippine English as a legitimate nativized variety of English

       The legitimization of Philippine English

       Philippine English and social stratification

- Lecture 2: Phonological features of Philippine English

    Segmental　phonetics of Philippine English

       Vowel system, Consonantal system

    Supra-segmental phonetics of Philippine English

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Unit 12 China English

By Wang Yueping, Associate Professor, Faculty of College of Foreign Languages, Capital Normal University

Lecture 1: Linguistic Features of Chinese English

              A Brief Review of Contrastive Studies in China

              Section 1: Phonetic features

Section 2: Lexical Features

Section 3: Syntactic features

Lecture 2 Paralinguistic Features & Socio-cultural Differences

              A Brief Review of Studies on Paralinguistic Features

              Section 1: Turn-taking features & misunderstanding

              Section 2: Timing in turn-taking

              Section 3: Pragmatic Failures

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Unit 13 Japanese English

Lecture 1 English and Japanese in Contrast, by Professor Yoji Tanabe, Professor Emeritus, Waseda University, former Dear of School of Communication, Tokyo International University

              Rhythm

              Word Accent

              Sentence Accent

              Consonants

              Vowels

              Devoicing

Lecture 2: Japanese English at the Junior High School Level (1): Evaluation of Oral Interaction Skills

              A brief introduction to English Language Education in Japan [pdf Introduction]