This book examines how neoliberalism finds expression in foreign language textbooks. Moving beyond the usual focus on English, Pau Bori explores the impact of neoliberal ideology on Catalan textbooks. By comparing Catalan textbooks to English textbooks, this book interrogates the similarities and differences between a minor and a global language in the age of neoliberalism. Drawing on insights from critical theory and critical pedagogy, this study provides a fresh perspective on foreign language textbooks and second language education more broadly. Language Textbooks in the Era of Neoliberalism paves the way for new critical perspectives in language education that will challenge the current hegemony of neoliberalism.
ISBN: | 9781138223196 |
Publication date: | 20th February 2018 |
Author: | Pau (University of Belgrade, Serbia) Bori |
Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 196 pages |
Series: | Language, Society and Political Economy |
Genres: |
Language: reference and general Linguistics Sociolinguistics Sociolinguistics Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics Higher education, tertiary education Language teaching and learning |