english for careers in asean
DESCRIPTION
Lecture for Thai students on the need to learn English for a career in the ASEAN countriesTRANSCRIPT
English for Careers in
ASEAN
Dr. William Yaryan
TEACHING ENGLISH TO MONKS
THE BRIDE OF PINKLAO
Who Translated This?
THE ASEAN WAY
THE AGE OF MULTILINGUALS
WHO OWNS ENGLISH?
Lingua Franca
“A contact language between persons who share neither a common native tongue, nor a common (national) culture, and for whom English is the chosen foreign language.”
MANY "ENGLISHES," FEW GRAMMARIANS
INTELLIGIBILITY, NOT PROFICIENCY
Strategies for Understanding
• Paraphrase
• Let it pass
CONCLUSION