Dr Rani Rubdy is at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Peter Tan is at the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Mention -Book News, February 2009

• Introduction, Peter KW Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore) and Rani Rudby (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 1. Dimensions of Globalization and Applied Linguistics, Paul Bruthiaux (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 2. Linguistic Instrumentalism in Singapore, Lionel Wee (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 3. The Commodification of Malay: trading in futures, Lubna Alsagoff (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 4. Beyond Linguistic Instrumentalism: the place of Singlish in Singapore, Huan Hoon Chng (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 5. Linguistic Pragmatism and Globalization in Singaporean Chinese homes, Bee Chin Ng (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 6. Anatomies of Linguistic Commodification, T Ruanni F Tupas (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 7. A Commodified English Language? The view through the medium-of-instruction, Peter K W Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 8. English in India: the privilege and priveleging of social class, Rani Rubdy (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 9. Language Policy, Vernacular Education and Language Economics, Nkonko Kamwangamalu (Howard University, Washington D.C., USA); 10. The Implicit Trilingual Model in China, Agnes Lam and Wenfeng Wang (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); 11. The Global Structuring of English and Labour Markets, Jinghe Han (University of Western Sydney, Australia) & Michael Singh (University of Western Sydney, Australia); 12. On the Appropriateness of the Metaphor of LOSS, David Block (University of London, UK).

Dr Rani Rubdy is at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Peter Tan is at the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Mention -Book News, February 2009

• Introduction, Peter KW Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore) and Rani Rudby (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 1. Dimensions of Globalization and Applied Linguistics, Paul Bruthiaux (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 2. Linguistic Instrumentalism in Singapore, Lionel Wee (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 3. The Commodification of Malay: trading in futures, Lubna Alsagoff (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 4. Beyond Linguistic Instrumentalism: the place of Singlish in Singapore, Huan Hoon Chng (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 5. Linguistic Pragmatism and Globalization in Singaporean Chinese homes, Bee Chin Ng (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 6. Anatomies of Linguistic Commodification, T Ruanni F Tupas (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 7. A Commodified English Language? The view through the medium-of-instruction, Peter K W Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 8. English in India: the privilege and priveleging of social class, Rani Rubdy (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 9. Language Policy, Vernacular Education and Language Economics, Nkonko Kamwangamalu (Howard University, Washington D.C., USA); 10. The Implicit Trilingual Model in China, Agnes Lam and Wenfeng Wang (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); 11. The Global Structuring of English and Labour Markets, Jinghe Han (University of Western Sydney, Australia) & Michael Singh (University of Western Sydney, Australia); 12. On the Appropriateness of the Metaphor of LOSS, David Block (University of London, UK).

Dr Rani Rubdy is at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Peter Tan is at the Department of English Language and Literature at the National University of Singapore, Singapore.

Mention -Book News, February 2009

• Introduction, Peter KW Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore) and Rani Rudby (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 1. Dimensions of Globalization and Applied Linguistics, Paul Bruthiaux (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 2. Linguistic Instrumentalism in Singapore, Lionel Wee (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 3. The Commodification of Malay: trading in futures, Lubna Alsagoff (National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 4. Beyond Linguistic Instrumentalism: the place of Singlish in Singapore, Huan Hoon Chng (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 5. Linguistic Pragmatism and Globalization in Singaporean Chinese homes, Bee Chin Ng (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 6. Anatomies of Linguistic Commodification, T Ruanni F Tupas (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 7. A Commodified English Language? The view through the medium-of-instruction, Peter K W Tan (National University of Singapore, Singapore); 8. English in India: the privilege and priveleging of social class, Rani Rubdy (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore); 9. Language Policy, Vernacular Education and Language Economics, Nkonko Kamwangamalu (Howard University, Washington D.C., USA); 10. The Implicit Trilingual Model in China, Agnes Lam and Wenfeng Wang (University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); 11. The Global Structuring of English and Labour Markets, Jinghe Han (University of Western Sydney, Australia) & Michael Singh (University of Western Sydney, Australia); 12. On the Appropriateness of the Metaphor of LOSS, David Block (University of London, UK).