List of tables
List of contributors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
David Block and Deborah Cameron
PART I The global and the local The impact of globalization on language teaching in Japan
Ryuko Kubota
Globalization, diaspora and language education in England
Roxy Harris, Constant Leung and Ben Rampton
Globalization and the commodification of bilingualism in Canada
Monica Heller
PART II Zones of contact Globalization and the teaching of 'communication skills'
Deborah Camerons
Foreign language learning as global communicative practice
Claire Kramsch and Steven L. Thorne
Local literacies and global literacy
Catherine Wallace
PART III Methods and materials 'McCommunication': a problem in the frame for SLA
David Block
Globalization, methods, and practice in periphery classrooms
Suresh Canagarajah
The global coursebook in English Language Teaching
John Gray
Bibliography
Index