Global or local? – Notions of nationalism and coloniality in ELT material

IF 1.8 1区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

Language and Intercultural Communication Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI:10.1080/14708477.2023.2196262

Rebecca Dengler

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Abstract

ABSTRACT English language learners should become successful intercultural speakers and global citizens promoting qualities that go beyond national boundaries. Supposed to be globally appropriate, global course books from Global North publishing houses reproduce coloniality and are neither neutral nor free of nationalism. Local(ised) teaching materials allow contextualised content but fall short, with negligible adaptions. Interviews with lecturers at Savannakhet University show: the global course books barely leave room for Lao students to express their experiences. In a return to the nation and to decolonise education, I argue for local(ised) material including pluralistic and multicultural forms of nationalism, building on the learners' diverse backgrounds.

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全球还是本地英语教材中的民族主义与殖民主义思想

摘要英语学习者应该成为成功的跨文化交际者和全球公民，提升超越国界的品质。全球北方出版社的全球课程书被认为是适合全球的，再现了殖民主义，既不中立也不自由民族主义。本地（本地化）教材允许上下文化的内容，但不足之处在于，可忽略的改编。对沙湾拿吉大学讲师的采访显示：全球课程书籍几乎没有给老挝学生留下表达经验的空间。在回归国家和非殖民化教育的过程中，我主张在学习者不同背景的基础上，使用当地（本土化）材料，包括多元文化形式的民族主义。

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Language and Intercultural Communication Multiple-

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3.00

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47.40%

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期刊介绍： Language & Intercultural Communication promotes an interdisciplinary understanding of the interplay between language and intercultural communication. It therefore welcomes research into intercultural communication, particularly where it explores the importance of linguistic aspects; and research into language, especially the learning of foreign languages, where it explores the importance of intercultural perspectives. The journal is alert to the implications for education, especially higher education, and for language learning and teaching. It is also receptive to research on the frontiers between languages and cultures, and on the implications of linguistic and intercultural issues for the world of work.