Gibson Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3844634 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gibson Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gibson |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Routledge handbook of English as a lingua franca
Given its emergence only 20 years ago, it is rather remarkable that research on English as a lingua franca (ELF) has progressed to the extent that a large handbook – over 600 pages, with 47 chapter
Contacts and encounters in English as a Lingua Franca
This wide-ranging book, focused on the use of English as a lingua franca in intranational and international contexts, explores the ecologies in which interactions in English occur and the phonological, grammatical, lexical and pragmatic processes that take place when speakers of different varieties of L2 English come into contact. For Meierkord, a key difference between intranational and international contexts is that in the former interactions t…
Strategic planning in task-based language teaching: The effects of participatory structure and task type
Language practices and language management in a UK Yemeni community
Through observation, questionnaires and, particularly, ethnographic interviews with parents, pupils, teachers and community organisers associated with a Yemeni complementary school, this paper develops a portrait of language repertoires, practices and preferences in a Yemeni diasporic community in a northern English city. Also investigated are the language ideologies and the linguistic culture animating language management practices through which…
English as an international language of scientific publication: A Study of Attitudes
This paper focuses on an issue attracting increasing attention: the possible disadvantage inflicted on non-Anglophone academics by the dominance of English in scientific publication and academic exchange. We critically review the evidence for linguistic disadvantage, noting some of its limitations, and critique the native/non-native distinction as a coarse and somewhat unsatisfactory criterion for distinguishing between the advantaged and disadva…
Grassroots literacy: Writing, identity and voice in Central Africa
What next? Towards an agenda for classroom codeswitching research
Issues in researching English as a lingua franca: A conceptual enquiry 1
A comment on Alan Firth's review of Language Planning and Education
Language Planning and Education
Language Planning is a resurgent academic discipline, reflecting the importance of language in issues of migration, globalisation, cultural diversity, nation-building, education and ethnic identity. Written as an advanced introduction, this book engages with all these themes but focuses specifically on language planning as it relates to education, addressing such issues as bilingualism and the education of linguistic minority pupils in North Amer…
Classroom code-switching in post-colonial contexts: Functions, attitudes and policies
Code-Switching in the classroom across a range of curricular subjects is a widespread phenomenon in multilingual, language contact settings in Africa and, indeed, world-wide; yet it is not infrequently regarded unfavourably by educational policy-makers. This paper reviews the literature on classroom functions of code-switching in post-colonial contexts, commenting on the merits and limitations of recent research. It also examines some of the conc…
English as an international language of scientific publication: A Study of Attitudes
This paper focuses on an issue attracting increasing attention: the possible disadvantage inflicted on non-Anglophone academics by the dominance of English in scientific publication and academic exchange. We critically review the evidence for linguistic disadvantage, noting some of its limitations, and critique the native/non-native distinction as a coarse and somewhat unsatisfactory criterion for distinguishing between the advantaged and disadva…
Issues in researching English as a lingua franca: A conceptual enquiry 1
Language practices and language management in a UK Yemeni community
Through observation, questionnaires and, particularly, ethnographic interviews with parents, pupils, teachers and community organisers associated with a Yemeni complementary school, this paper develops a portrait of language repertoires, practices and preferences in a Yemeni diasporic community in a northern English city. Also investigated are the language ideologies and the linguistic culture animating language management practices through which…
Strategic planning in task-based language teaching: The effects of participatory structure and task type
Classroom code-switching in post-colonial contexts: Functions, attitudes and policies
Code-Switching in the classroom across a range of curricular subjects is a widespread phenomenon in multilingual, language contact settings in Africa and, indeed, world-wide; yet it is not infrequently regarded unfavourably by educational policy-makers. This paper reviews the literature on classroom functions of code-switching in post-colonial contexts, commenting on the merits and limitations of recent research. It also examines some of the conc…
Language Planning and Education
Language Planning is a resurgent academic discipline, reflecting the importance of language in issues of migration, globalisation, cultural diversity, nation-building, education and ethnic identity. Written as an advanced introduction, this book engages with all these themes but focuses specifically on language planning as it relates to education, addressing such issues as bilingualism and the education of linguistic minority pupils in North Amer…
A comment on Alan Firth's review of Language Planning and Education
What next? Towards an agenda for classroom codeswitching research
Issues in researching English as a lingua franca: A conceptual enquiry 1
Grassroots literacy: Writing, identity and voice in Central Africa
English as an international language of scientific publication: A Study of Attitudes
This paper focuses on an issue attracting increasing attention: the possible disadvantage inflicted on non-Anglophone academics by the dominance of English in scientific publication and academic exchange. We critically review the evidence for linguistic disadvantage, noting some of its limitations, and critique the native/non-native distinction as a coarse and somewhat unsatisfactory criterion for distinguishing between the advantaged and disadva…
Contacts and encounters in English as a Lingua Franca
This wide-ranging book, focused on the use of English as a lingua franca in intranational and international contexts, explores the ecologies in which interactions in English occur and the phonological, grammatical, lexical and pragmatic processes that take place when speakers of different varieties of L2 English come into contact. For Meierkord, a key difference between intranational and international contexts is that in the former interactions t…
Strategic planning in task-based language teaching: The effects of participatory structure and task type
Language practices and language management in a UK Yemeni community
Through observation, questionnaires and, particularly, ethnographic interviews with parents, pupils, teachers and community organisers associated with a Yemeni complementary school, this paper develops a portrait of language repertoires, practices and preferences in a Yemeni diasporic community in a northern English city. Also investigated are the language ideologies and the linguistic culture animating language management practices through which…
The Routledge handbook of English as a lingua franca
Given its emergence only 20 years ago, it is rather remarkable that research on English as a lingua franca (ELF) has progressed to the extent that a large handbook – over 600 pages, with 47 chapter
Sociology (10 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (9 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (9 works) · Linguistics (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Pedagogy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works)