English for Careers in

ASEAN

Dr. William Yaryan

TEACHING ENGLISH TO MONKS

THE BRIDE OF PINKLAO

Who Translated This?

THE ASEAN WAY

THE AGE OF MULTILINGUALS

WHO OWNS ENGLISH?

Lingua Franca

“A contact language between persons who share neither a common native tongue, nor a common (national) culture, and for whom English is the chosen foreign language.”

MANY "ENGLISHES," FEW GRAMMARIANS

INTELLIGIBILITY, NOT PROFICIENCY

Strategies for Understanding

• Paraphrase

• Let it pass

CONCLUSION