English in Singapore: Global Competence and Local Realities (Routledge Studies in World Englishes)

Written by two leading scholars who have published extensively in the field of Singapore English and World Englishes, this monograph re-examines issues concerning English in Singapore; rethinks major paradigms and approaches; provides a state-of-the-art documentation of aspects of glocalisation of English in Singapore and a fully up-to-date bibliography of key references in the field; and breaks new ground on the existing research. The chapters of this book fit into six broad categories, namely theoretical considerations, global competencies, local realities, global-local interface, current research and future directions and a bibliography.Even though English in Singapore was traditionally classified within the Kachruvian circle as being an Outer Circle variety where English is supposed to be a second language (ESL), the use and development of English in present-day Singapore indicate that it is neither a native, second or foreign language.It is thus struggling to find its place within