Media and English

Much international media is produced in English, a fact seen as both evidence of globalization and motivation for learning English. The English variety presumed dominant in such media, originating in inner‐circle countries and reflecting constraints of printed text, has frequently formed the pedagogical model for English learners. Yet the 21st century global media landscape evidences disruption from technological innovations and destabilized patterns of content creation, with far‐reaching effects. Contemporary media platforms encourage content which is more multimodal, interactive, individualized, and translingual. Ideologies are changing, both about which English varieties belong where in the media landscape and how English text relates to other systems of meaning making. English learners themselves can now compose, publish, and discuss their own content within a rapidly democratizing media ecosystem. These ongoing technological and ideological changes will see a wider range of voices, varieties, identities, and modalities created and sought out by the media‐engaging public.