Functional Variations in English Theoretical Considerations and Practical Challenges

Ram A. Giri
, PhD, an academic staff at Monash University, English Language Centre, Melbourne, teaches and researches issues related to ELICOS courses, TESOL, language testing, and language (education) policy. In his extensive career spreading over Nepal and Australia, he has published in international journals, written book chapters and published edited books. He is editor-in-chief of Journal of NELTA and sub-editor of TESL-EJ.

Anamika Sharma
is a researcher and teacher of applied linguistics at the Monash University

English Language Centre. With PhD in applied linguistics, her research interests include: Indian English, world Englishes, cognitive linguistics, and educational linguistics. Along with the articles, her contributions include a Dictionary of Asian Englishes (Indian English) and two audio-visual projects on Indian English for Japanese business people.

James D’Angelo
, PhD is a professor in the School of Global Studies at Chukyo University, and Chair of the all-EMI Global Liberal Studies Major. He is editor-in-chief of the Taylor & Francis journal
Asian Englishes,
and on the editorial advisory board of the Routledge book series
Advances in Teaching English as an International Language
. He has published in
World Englishes, English World-Wide, Asian Studies Review,
and a range of edited book collections.