Introduction / David Block and Deborah Cameron -- Pt. I. The global and the local -- 1. The impact of globalization on language teaching in Japan / Ryuko Kubota -- 2. Globalization, diaspora and language education in England / Roxy Harris, Constant Leung and Ben Rampton -- 3. Globalization and the commodification of bilingualism in Canada / Monica Heller -- Pt. II. Zones of contact -- 4. Globalization and the teaching of 'communication skills' / Deborah Cameron -- 5. Foreign language learning as global communicative practice / Claire Kramsch and Steven L. Thorne -- 6. Local literacies and global literacy / Catherine Wallace -- Pt. III. Methods and materials -- 7. 'McCommunication': a problem in the frame for SLA / David Block -- 8. Globalization, methods, and practice in periphery classrooms / A. Suresh Canagarajah -- 9. The global coursebook in English Language Teaching / John Gray.