Table of contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: A brief introduction to the sociolinguistics of English as a world language -- 1.1. The conceptualization of English, its spread and functioning - approaches and models -- 1.2. Globalization and the spread of English -- 1.2.1. Language related factors contributing to the spread of English -- 1.2.2. Human/Social related factors contributing to the spread of English -- 1.2.3. External factors contributing to the spread of English -- 1.3. Frameworks and models accounting for the spread and functioning of English -- 1.3.1. Two trajectories and three models of the diffusion of English -- 1.3.2. Widdowson's model of the spread of English as a virtual language -- 1.3.3. The global language system -- 1.3.4. Brutt-Griffler's theory of the development of world language -- 1.3.5. Linguistic imperialism and the spread of English -- 1.3.6. The Kachruvian paradigm/World Englishes approach -- 1.3.7. The worldliness of English -- 1.3.8. Sociolinguistics of globalization -- 1.3.9. The evolution of New Englishes and glocalization - the role of identity -- 1.4. The sociolinguistics of English in glocal contexts -- 1.4.1. The power and the politics of English -- 1.4.2. The hegemony of English -- 1.4.3. Englishization -- 1.4.4. Attitudes towards and beliefs about English, its dominance, and spread -- 1.4.5. The management of the spread and status of the English language -- 1.4.6. Some selected sociolinguistic aspects of teaching English to the world -- 1.4.7. The nativization (indigenization), and acculturation of English -- 1.5. Concluding remarks -- Chapter 2: The sociolinguistics of English in post-1989 Poland - social, cultural, and linguistic aspects -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. English in Poland before 1989 - the formation of the power bases -- 2.2.1. Historical background.

2.2.2. Attitudinal issues -- 2.2.3. Teaching English -- 2.2.4. Language planning and policy -- 2.2.5. The power and politics of English -- 2.2.6. The role of the British Council in establishing the power bases of English in Poland prior to 1989 -- 2.3. The sociolinguistics of English in Poland after 1989 -- 2.3.1. The globalization/Europeanization and the Americanization/Englishization of the Polish language and culture -- 2.3.2. Post-communist (cultural) relations between Poland, the UK and the US -- 2.3.3. Americanization and Englishization in Poland and their linguistic dimensions -- 2.3.4. Americanization and Englishization in some selected fields and genres -- 2.3.5. The stratificational function of English in Poland -- 2.4. Concluding remarks -- Chapter 3: Language planning and ELT in Poland -- 3.1. Language planning and policy in post-1989 Poland -- 3.1.1. A brief introduction to current affairs -- 3.1.2. The condition of foreign language teaching in the transformational period -- 3.1.3. Language education reforms of the early 1990s -- 3.1.4. Further reforms of language education in post-1989 Poland -- 3.1.5. Language policy and the EU guidelines -- 3.1.6. Language policy and external aid -- 3.1.7. The protection and promotion of the Polish language and culture -- 3.2. The functioning of foreign language teaching in Poland -- 3.2.1. General principles of the functioning of the Polish educational system -- 3.2.2. Teaching foreign languages in the structure of Polish public schools -- 3.2.3. English for first graders as an example of language policy and its implementation -- 3.2.4. The knowledge of foreign languages among Poles -- 3.2.5. Foreign language teaching in Poland -- 3.2.6. Teachers of English in Poland -- 3.2.7. The evaluation of the language teaching system in Poland -- 3.3. Concluding remarks.

Chapter 4: Poles' perception of the (sociolinguistic) functioning of English in Poland -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. An outline of Poles' perception of English -- 4.2.1. General remarks concerning Poles' language attitudes towards and beliefs about English and Polish language policy -- 4.2.2. The perception of foreign language teaching in Poland -- 4.2.3. Englishization and Americanization in the eyes of Poles -- 4.2.4. Final notes -- 4.3. Probing into the perceived power of English - an attempt at the operationalization of the construct -- 4.3.1. Introduction -- 4.3.2. Theoretical background of the research - the operationalization of the concepts -- 4.3.3. Pilot study number one - the contextualization of attitude -- 4.3.4. Pretesting -- 4.4. An examination of the perceived power of English among students -- 4.4.1. Introduction -- 4.4.2. Sampling procedure, and the independent variables -- 4.4.3. Results of the research -- 4.5. Concluding remarks -- Conclusion -- References.