"Do you promise, do you promise" she said when she first found out, as I comforted her holding in my tears and promising her she wouldn't die. I explained that she was young and that the cancer must have been caught early. As time passed, she got worse and worse, hope faded and dreams disappeared. The only way I could think, to honour the promise I had made was to immortalise her in my poetry.

This collection of essays explores issues related to processes that collectively constitute globalization and the historical and contemporary notions of national citizenship. The essays explore questions related to human personhood and communal belonging as well as the experiences of individual nation states in a globalized world.

This book provides an overview of recent trends and developments in the field of English language education. It showcases research endeavors from a heterogenous group of scholars from different parts of the world and brings together perspectives from both experienced and emerging scholars. This book provides a platform for established as well as emerging practitioners and scholars in the field of English Language Teaching to share their research. It synthesizes local expertise and culture with innovative ideas from other contexts and brings theory and practice together in one volume.