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What is “World Englishes?” The term World Englishes refers to the differences in the English language that emerge as it is used in various contexts across the world. Scholars of Wo
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FGV · 2023
What is “World Englishes?”
The term World Englishes refers to the differences in the English language that emerge as it is used in various contexts across the world. Scholars of World Englishes identify the varieties of English used in different sociolinguistic contexts, analyzing their history, background, function, and influence.
Languages develop to fulfill the needs of the societies that use them. Because societies contain a diverse range of social needs, and because these needs can differ across cultures and geographies, multiple varieties of the English language exist. These include American English, British English, Australian English, Canadian English, Indian English, and so on.
While there is no single way for a new variety of English to emerge, its development can generally be described as a process of adaptation. A certain group of speakers take a familiar variety of English and adapt the features of that variety to suit the needs of their social context.
For example, a store selling alcoholic beverages is called a “liquor store” in American English, whereas it is called an “off-licence” in British English. The latter term derives from British law, which distinguishes between businesses licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises and those licensed for consumption at the point of sale (i.e., bars and pubs).
Such variations do not occur in terms of word choice only. They happen also in terms of spelling, pronunciation, sentence structure, accent, and meaning. As new linguistic adaptations accumulate over time, a distinct variety of English eventually emerges.
World Englishes scholars use a range of different criteria to recognize a new English variant as an established World English. These include the sociolinguistic context of its use, its range of functional domains, and the ease with which new speakers can become acculturated to it, among other criteria.
Adapted from: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/multilingual/world_englishes/#:~:text=The%20term%20World%20Englishes%20refers,background%2C%20function%2C%20and%20influence.
The World Englishes perspective and the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC) guidelines recognize that
- varieties of English make teaching a difficult task.
- English teachers should be indifferent to new variants.
- different uses of English around the world can be accepted as legitimate.
- students drop their culture when they assimilate a new language.
- residents of English-speaking countries make better teachers than speakers of English as an Additional Language.
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As perspectivas de World Englishes e a BNCC reconhecem que as diferentes formas de usar o inglês no mundo são legítimas. A língua varia conforme contextos sociais, históricos e comunicativos, adaptando-se às necessidades dos falantes.
No ensino, isso orienta tratar o inglês como Língua Franca, priorizando a inteligibilidade, a competência comunicativa e a interculturalidade. O foco passa a ser comunicar-se efetivamente em situações reais, não reproduzir um único padrão nativo.
Na prática, validar variedades implica expor estudantes a diferentes sotaques e usos, discutir variação linguística de forma crítica e trabalhar estratégias que promovam compreensão mútua entre falantes de origens diversas.
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