{'fraction_non_alphanumeric': 0.01699029126213592, 'fraction_numerical': 0.0, 'mean_word_length': 4.729166666666667, 'pattern_counts': {'":': 0, '<': 0, '<?xml version=': 0, '>': 0, 'https://': 0, 'lorem ipsum': 0, 'www.': 0, 'xml': 0}, 'pii_count': 0, 'substrings_counts': 0, 'word_list_counts': {'cursed_substrings.json': 0, 'profanity_word_list.json': 0, 'sexual_word_list.json': 0, 'zh_pornsignals.json': 0}}
Multilingualism in the English-Speaking World: Pedigree of Nations by Viv Edwards

The book takes the form of a plaidoyer for a new vision of languages and articulates the bases of such a vision. However, the book should not be read as the answer to the present crisis, which inevitably every language department will have to resolve in its own way. Rather the book should be read as a stimulus to thinking about the ways in which language education is conceived, practiced, and represented at the tertiary level. To aid this, each chapter concludes with key references and Web sites to promote further thinking about and engagement with the ideas presented. In this sense, the book is mandatory reading for all language teachers, whether they find themselves dealing with the crisis described by Phipps and Gonzales or not.