This article discusses the idea of linguistic landscape and describes a small-scale research project undertaken in a local EFL community in Mexico using public signs to analyse the social meanings of English. The author presents a framework that distinguishes between intercultural and intracultural uses, as well as iconic and innovative uses of…

This paper is a description of the first collaborative research project of a self-initiated teacher development group in South India. All five members who undertook the research are practicing teachers who have at one time taught English-as-a-Second-Language classes at the preuniversity or undergraduate level. (two references) (JL)