jennifer jenkins 'world englishes: a resource guide' 2006

Question 1

who does Jennifer Jenkins support?

Answer 1

David Crystal
- she also supports the idea that intelligibility is more important than ‘correctness’ (both descriptivists)

Question 2

what is her book called?

Answer 2

World Englishes: A Resource Guide 2006

Question 3

what does she argue in her book?

Answer 3

• accommodations should be made for non-native/L2 speakers.
• given the huge range of variations found in Englishes around the world, the focus for English teaching should be on the intelligibility of speakers rather than the ‘standard’/correctness.

Question 4

what elements did Jenkins identify that she judges as IMPORTANT for intelligibility?

Answer 4

most consonant sounds and the contrast between long + short vowel sounds

Question 5

what elements did Jenkins identify that she judges as UNIMPORTANT for intelligibility?

Answer 5

word stress + stress timing

Question 6

is a global standard needed for English all over the world according to JENKINS + why?

Answer 6

NO because intelligibility is more important than the standard.

Question 7

what would these L2 accommodations look like to a prescriptivist?

Answer 7

these accommodations towards speakers using EFL (English as a foreign language) might be seen as degrading standards.