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The Global Future of English Studies
Contributor(s): English, James F. (Author)
ISBN: 0470654945     ISBN-13: 9780470654941
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $40.80  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General
Dewey: 420.7
LCCN: 2011042251
Series: Blackwell Manifestos (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.95 lbs) 224 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
  • The Global Future of English Studiespresents a succinct, carefully documented assessment of the current state and future trajectory of English studies around the world.
  • Compiles data on student enrollments, faculty hiring, and financing in English studies around the world including China, home to more English majors than the U.S. and U.K. combined
  • Rejects prevailing narratives of contraction and decline that dominate histories of the discipline
  • Stresses English studies' expansion within a rapidly expanding global academic apparatus, and the new challenges and opportunities such sudden and dispersive growth presents
  • Essential reading for anyone interested in studying or teaching English in higher education