The global future of English studies / James F. English. [electronic resource] English, James F., 1958- English language Study and teaching. PE1065 .E56 2012eb 420.7 23 Includes index. Print version record. The Global Future of English Studiespresents a succinct, carefully documented assessment of the current state and future trajectory of English studies around the world.Compiles data on student enrollments, faculty hiring, and financing in English studies around the world including China, home to more English majors than the U.S. and U.K. combinedRejects prevailing narratives of contraction and decline that dominate histories of the disciplineStresses English studies' expansion within a rapidly expanding global academic apparatus, and the new challenges and opportunities such sudden and dispers. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781119944676 eng Global future of English studies. Global future of English studies.