Elizabeth J. Erling is Lecturer of International Teacher Education at the Open University and her research explores topics in world Englishes, language policy, teacher professional development and English for academic purposes. She has published papers in journals such as World Englishes, English Today, Language Policy and Innovations in Language Learning and Teaching.Philip Seargeant is Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics in the Centre for Language and Communication, The Open University. He is author of The Idea of English in Japan (Multilingual Matters, 2009) and Exploring World Englishes (Routledge), and editor of English in Japan in the Era of Globalization (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) and English in the World: History, Diversity, Change (Routledge, 2012, with Joan Swann).

'English and Development: Policy, Pedagogy and Globalization' makes an important contribution to the growing field of language and development. The issues raised – including stakeholders’ attitudes to English; English and identity; the economic roles of English; and English as a medium of instruction and of testing – are all examined in development contexts. A particularly useful feature of the book is the variety of methodologies which contributors employ.

• Introduction – English and development in a global world: Philip Seargeant and Elizabeth J. ErlingChapter 1 – English, development and education: Charting the tensions: Gibson FergusonChapter 2 – The political economy of English language and development: English vs. national and local languages in developing countries: Naz RassoolChapter 3 – Political perspectives on language policies and development in Africa: Eddie WilliamsChapter 4 – Grassroots attitudes to English as a language for international development in Bangladesh: Elizabeth J. Erling, M. Obaidul Hamid and Philip SeargeantChapter 5 – The relationship between English-medium instruction and examining and social and economic development: A Sub-Saharan case study: Pauline Rea-Dickins, Zuleikha Kombo Khamis and Federica OliveroChapter 6 – Proficiency in English as a key to development? Helping teachers to help learners to succeed: Martin WedellChapter 7 – An invitation to the feast: Voice and choice in English as a lingua franca: Tom BartlettChapter 8 – HIV/AIDS education, digital literacy, and English language learning in Uganda: Bonny Norton, Shelley Jones and Daniel AhimbisibweChapter 9 – Language policy in Singapore: Singlish, national development and globalization: Lionel WeeChapter 10 – English, scientific publishing and participation in the global knowledge economy: Theresa Lillis and Mary Jane CurryChapter 11 – Language in economic development: Is English special and is linguistic fragmentation bad?: Jean-Louis Arcand and François Grin