Issues and Debates Which English is Standard English? Can there be any such identification for English language in postcolonial world? Why are there such variations of English language? Content: Readings: Introduction to World Englishes: Kirkpatrick, A. (2007). World Englishes: Implications for international communication and English language teaching. African-American English Francis Johnson Webb None Spoke a Single Word to Me" (poem, The New Era, 1870) "Waiting" (poem, 1870) Alice Walker’s Everyday Use (short story, 1973) Caribbean English Derek Walcott The Muse of History (essay, 1974) The Day they Burned the Books (short story, 1968) Canadian English Selected Poems by Margaret Atwood Indian English Selected poems by Kamala Das (An Introduction and others) A Temporary Matter by Jhumpa Lahiri (short story)