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Integrating World Englishes into a university conversation class in South Korea

Practical suggestions and theoretical reflections for bringing World Englishes into EFL classrooms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 May 2014

Shannon Tanghe
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Almost three decades have passed since Kachru (1985) proposed his three-circle model of World Englishes. Although this model is often challenged, few would deny its significance in opening the dialogue and raising awareness of issues related to World Englishes. The context of the project described in this paper is South Korea, one of what Kachru's model refers to as an ‘expanding circle country’. Reflecting on the idea of South Korea as an ‘expanding circle country’, this article briefly examines how Korea has expanded and continues to expand as a nation, juxtaposing it alongside the university speaking class I was teaching, as I look toward expanding both my own and my students' minds through exploring World Englishes within a university speaking course.

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English Today , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , June 2014 , pp. 18 - 23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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