A critical analysis of Vietnam-produced English textbooks for high school students: intercultural and multicultural perspectives

IF 1.6 Q1 LINGUISTICS

Asian Englishes Pub Date : 2023-05-04 DOI:10.1080/13488678.2023.2214771

Nguyễn Quang Tiến

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ABSTRACT In the twenty-first century, language users’ communicative competence needs to include a new dimension –intercultural and multicultural literacy – necessary for communication in multilingual and multicultural settings. This article aims to present a study answering the central research question ‘How are interculturalism and multiculturalism reflected in a series of Vietnam-produced English textbooks for high school students?’ In order to answer this question, a cultural content analysis was conducted with the foci on cultural knowledge and skills in intercultural communicative competence. The study found that interculturalism (inclusion of source cultures, international cultures, and target language cultures and of comparisons and contrasts among them) and multiculturalism (ethnic diversity, globalization, mutual understanding, and non-ethnocentrism and non-Western-centrism) are reflected in the textbooks, albeit with certain limitations. The study provides a sample cultural analysis framework and suggestions for English language teaching writers in the Expanding Circle in an era of interculturalism and multiculturalism.

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越南高中英语教材的批判性分析：跨文化和多元文化视角

摘要在21世纪，语言使用者的交际能力需要包含一个新的维度——跨文化和多文化素养——这是在多语言和多文化环境中进行交际所必需的。本文旨在提出一项研究，回答核心研究问题“跨文化主义和多元文化主义如何反映在越南为高中生制作的一系列英语教材中？”为了回答这个问题，我们对跨文化交际能力中的文化知识和技能进行了文化内容分析。研究发现，跨文化主义（包括源文化、国际文化和目标语言文化以及它们之间的比较和对比）和多元文化主义（种族多样性、全球化、相互理解以及非种族中心主义和非西方中心主义）在教科书中得到了反映，尽管有一定的局限性。本研究为处于跨文化和多元文化时代的英语教学作家提供了一个样本文化分析框架和建议。

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Asian Englishes LINGUISTICS-

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3.30

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18.80%

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期刊介绍： Asian Englishes seeks to publish the best papers dealing with various issues involved in the diffusion of English and its diversification in Asia and the Pacific. It aims to promote better understanding of the nature of English and the role which it plays in the linguistic repertoire of those who live and work in Asia, both intra- and internationally, and in spoken and written form. The journal particularly highlights such themes as: 1.Varieties of English in Asia – Including their divergence & convergence (phonetics, phonology, prosody, vocabulary, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse, rhetoric) 2.ELT and English proficiency testing vis-a-vis English variation and international use of English 3.English as a language of international and intercultural communication in Asia 4.English-language journalism, literature, and other media 5.Social roles and functions of English in Asian countries 6.Multicultural English and mutual intelligibility 7.Language policy and language planning 8.Impact of English on other Asian languages 9.English-knowing bi- and multilingualism 10.English-medium education 11.Relevance of new paradigms, such as English as a Lingua Franca, to Asian contexts. 12.The depth of penetration, use in various domains, and future direction of English in (the development of) Asian Societies.