Isabel Pefianco Martins
Biographic Data
| ID | 143160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Isabel Pefianco Martins |
| GIVEN NAMES | Isabel Pefianco |
| FAMILY NAME | Martins |
| SIGNATURE | MARTINS I P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ateneo de Manila University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1461-0059 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Research bibliography for Philippine English (2008–2023)
The research bibliography presented here is intended to complement the earlier research bibliographies from Bautista on Philippine English (Bautista, 2004; Bautista & Bolton, 2008a). It includes 11 sections dealing with book‐length studies of Philippine English, as well as book chapters and journal articles on such topics as code‐switching, code‐mixing and linguistic hybridization; critical linguistics; discourse analysis; language attitudes and …
Researching Philippine Englishes
This article achieves two ends. First, it surveys recent research on the English language in the Philippines, and, second, introduces the research articles from the contributors to the special issue on Philippine Englishes. The special issue is divided into five sections, namely, linguistic description, sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, critical linguistics and bilingual creativity. The diversity of these topics thus provides a direct il…
Linguistic and literary creativity in Philippine Englishes
Creativity in Englishes in the Philippines is evident in both literary and non‐literary works produced in current contexts of multilingualism. The term ‘creativity’ is traditionally associated with language use in literary texts, suggesting that a systematic study of creativity in language use lies only in the esoteric fields of literary studies and creative writing. However, I wish to approach ‘creativity’ in the sense of what Carter describes a…
Introduction to the special issue
Philippine English in retrospect and prospect
In this article, I survey studies about English in the Philippines, many of which have been heavily influenced by the world Englishes paradigm. It was Braj Kachru himself who brought world Englishes to the Philippines in 1996, at a conference in Manila. About a hundred wide-eyed Filipino teachers, who grew up believing that only American English existed, were never the same again. This contribution to a special issue in honor of Braj Kachru is an…
Linguistic challenges of an English-dominant legal system in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the English-only policy dominates the legal domain, despite the fact that there are at least 175 different languages in the country. As English remains the language of the educated elite, many Filipinos who do not belong to this circle are unnecessarily marginalized by this English-only policy. Whether or not they are proficient in the form of English expected in courtrooms, these Filipinos participate in courtroom talk using …
On ‘Researching and critiquing World Englishes’ by A. Mahboob and J. Liang
English language teaching in the Philippines
Research in world Englishes (WE) and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) have long been promoting what Pakir describes as 'common working axioms' (2009: 228) which uphold the pluricentricity of English: the existence of varieties, the acceptance of language change and adaptation, and the highlighting of discourse strategies. These principles have had profound effects on our understanding of the English language and, consequently, on the teaching of …
Philippine English revisited
In this paper, I argue that the Three Circles Model of Kachru, a profoundly influential and instructive model for approaching the varieties of Englishes across the world, might be re-examined in the context of the Philippines, in order to better capture the sociolinguistic realities of Outer Circle speakers of English. Using the Philippines as an example, I hope to demonstrate that within the Outer Circle that is the Philippines, there are circle…
American Education and Philippine Literature
Fearing English in the Philippines
Guest Editor’s Introduction
Language in Philippine Classrooms
This research project investigates linguistic conventions of oral interaction in Science courses in selected Philippine tertiary-level institutions. In particular, the project seeks to study the practice of code switching among Filipino tertiary-level teachers and students. Courses in Science are expected to be delivered in English. However, there is widespread perception that Filipino teachers and students freely code-switch. Many school adminis…
EssaySome Reflections on Actually in Philippine English
(2004). EssaySome Reflections on Actually in Philippine English. Asian Englishes: Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 104-111
Longfellow's legacy
Filipinos are cultural clones of Americans. This was the perception for decades after the 1946 Philippine independence from the United States. What specific strategies did the American colonizers use to create these 'brown Americans'? The answer may be found in the language and literature education imposed by the colonial educators. The success of American public education in the Philippines may be partly attributed to the Anglo-American canon of…
Philippine English revisited
In this paper, I argue that the Three Circles Model of Kachru, a profoundly influential and instructive model for approaching the varieties of Englishes across the world, might be re-examined in the context of the Philippines, in order to better capture the sociolinguistic realities of Outer Circle speakers of English. Using the Philippines as an example, I hope to demonstrate that within the Outer Circle that is the Philippines, there are circle…
English language teaching in the Philippines
Research in world Englishes (WE) and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) have long been promoting what Pakir describes as 'common working axioms' (2009: 228) which uphold the pluricentricity of English: the existence of varieties, the acceptance of language change and adaptation, and the highlighting of discourse strategies. These principles have had profound effects on our understanding of the English language and, consequently, on the teaching of …
Longfellow's legacy
Filipinos are cultural clones of Americans. This was the perception for decades after the 1946 Philippine independence from the United States. What specific strategies did the American colonizers use to create these 'brown Americans'? The answer may be found in the language and literature education imposed by the colonial educators. The success of American public education in the Philippines may be partly attributed to the Anglo-American canon of…
Philippine English in retrospect and prospect
In this article, I survey studies about English in the Philippines, many of which have been heavily influenced by the world Englishes paradigm. It was Braj Kachru himself who brought world Englishes to the Philippines in 1996, at a conference in Manila. About a hundred wide-eyed Filipino teachers, who grew up believing that only American English existed, were never the same again. This contribution to a special issue in honor of Braj Kachru is an…
Researching Philippine Englishes
This article achieves two ends. First, it surveys recent research on the English language in the Philippines, and, second, introduces the research articles from the contributors to the special issue on Philippine Englishes. The special issue is divided into five sections, namely, linguistic description, sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, critical linguistics and bilingual creativity. The diversity of these topics thus provides a direct il…
Linguistic and literary creativity in Philippine Englishes
Creativity in Englishes in the Philippines is evident in both literary and non‐literary works produced in current contexts of multilingualism. The term ‘creativity’ is traditionally associated with language use in literary texts, suggesting that a systematic study of creativity in language use lies only in the esoteric fields of literary studies and creative writing. However, I wish to approach ‘creativity’ in the sense of what Carter describes a…
American Education and Philippine Literature
EssaySome Reflections on Actually in Philippine English
(2004). EssaySome Reflections on Actually in Philippine English. Asian Englishes: Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 104-111
Longfellow's legacy
Filipinos are cultural clones of Americans. This was the perception for decades after the 1946 Philippine independence from the United States. What specific strategies did the American colonizers use to create these 'brown Americans'? The answer may be found in the language and literature education imposed by the colonial educators. The success of American public education in the Philippines may be partly attributed to the Anglo-American canon of…
Language in Philippine Classrooms
This research project investigates linguistic conventions of oral interaction in Science courses in selected Philippine tertiary-level institutions. In particular, the project seeks to study the practice of code switching among Filipino tertiary-level teachers and students. Courses in Science are expected to be delivered in English. However, there is widespread perception that Filipino teachers and students freely code-switch. Many school adminis…
Guest Editor’s Introduction
Fearing English in the Philippines
American Education and Philippine Literature
On ‘Researching and critiquing World Englishes’ by A. Mahboob and J. Liang
English language teaching in the Philippines
Research in world Englishes (WE) and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) have long been promoting what Pakir describes as 'common working axioms' (2009: 228) which uphold the pluricentricity of English: the existence of varieties, the acceptance of language change and adaptation, and the highlighting of discourse strategies. These principles have had profound effects on our understanding of the English language and, consequently, on the teaching of …
Philippine English revisited
In this paper, I argue that the Three Circles Model of Kachru, a profoundly influential and instructive model for approaching the varieties of Englishes across the world, might be re-examined in the context of the Philippines, in order to better capture the sociolinguistic realities of Outer Circle speakers of English. Using the Philippines as an example, I hope to demonstrate that within the Outer Circle that is the Philippines, there are circle…
Linguistic challenges of an English-dominant legal system in the Philippines
In the Philippines, the English-only policy dominates the legal domain, despite the fact that there are at least 175 different languages in the country. As English remains the language of the educated elite, many Filipinos who do not belong to this circle are unnecessarily marginalized by this English-only policy. Whether or not they are proficient in the form of English expected in courtrooms, these Filipinos participate in courtroom talk using …
Philippine English in retrospect and prospect
In this article, I survey studies about English in the Philippines, many of which have been heavily influenced by the world Englishes paradigm. It was Braj Kachru himself who brought world Englishes to the Philippines in 1996, at a conference in Manila. About a hundred wide-eyed Filipino teachers, who grew up believing that only American English existed, were never the same again. This contribution to a special issue in honor of Braj Kachru is an…
Introduction to the special issue
Research bibliography for Philippine English (2008–2023)
The research bibliography presented here is intended to complement the earlier research bibliographies from Bautista on Philippine English (Bautista, 2004; Bautista & Bolton, 2008a). It includes 11 sections dealing with book‐length studies of Philippine English, as well as book chapters and journal articles on such topics as code‐switching, code‐mixing and linguistic hybridization; critical linguistics; discourse analysis; language attitudes and …
Researching Philippine Englishes
This article achieves two ends. First, it surveys recent research on the English language in the Philippines, and, second, introduces the research articles from the contributors to the special issue on Philippine Englishes. The special issue is divided into five sections, namely, linguistic description, sociolinguistics, educational linguistics, critical linguistics and bilingual creativity. The diversity of these topics thus provides a direct il…
Linguistic and literary creativity in Philippine Englishes
Creativity in Englishes in the Philippines is evident in both literary and non‐literary works produced in current contexts of multilingualism. The term ‘creativity’ is traditionally associated with language use in literary texts, suggesting that a systematic study of creativity in language use lies only in the esoteric fields of literary studies and creative writing. However, I wish to approach ‘creativity’ in the sense of what Carter describes a…
Sociology (14 works) · Linguistics (13 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (12 works) · Philosophy (12 works) · History (10 works) · Political science (9 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · World Englishes (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (5 works)