The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english

Autores
Surace, Marina Antonela
Año de publicación
2021
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
tesis de grado
Estado
versión aceptada
Colaborador/a o director/a de tesis
Moglia, Patricia
Descripción
This study investigates the ways in which the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism as theorized by Phillipson (1992) is reproduced in ten English Language Teaching course books for adult learners of English in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. With the purpose of proving the extent to which English is represented as a superior language in textbooks, two research instruments were used. The main one was van Dijk’s (2003) and Fairclough’s (2003) strategies for ideological discourse analysis, which were applied to a selection of 36 excerpts from books. The second research instrument consisted of two different self-completion questionnaires that were administered to students and teachers of English in order to establish their level of awareness in connection with the reproduction of the discourse of English linguistic imperialism in course books for adult students. The scrutiny of the text selection illustrate how the dominant discourse is reproduced and asserted, and the extent to which it is in agreement with Phillipson’s (1992) tripartite definition of what English is, has and does. The results of the questionnaires to students and teachers of English show that most students and teachers are aware of the reproduction of the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism in textbooks. The results also seem to suggest that teachers may believe in such discourse and they might actively reproduce it as well. In conclusion, not only is the dominant discourse of English linguistic imperialism traceable in the ten course books that were scrutinized, but it is also interwoven with the classroom practices of the agents involved in the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.
Fil: Surace, Marina Antonela. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Villa María. Carrera Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, Argentina.
Materia
English language
Textbooks
Linguistic imperialism
Teaching
Discourse
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acceso abierto
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2022-12-07T21:43:39Z
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spelling The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of englishSurace, Marina AntonelaEnglish languageTextbooksLinguistic imperialismTeachingDiscourseThis study investigates the ways in which the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism as theorized by Phillipson (1992) is reproduced in ten English Language Teaching course books for adult learners of English in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. With the purpose of proving the extent to which English is represented as a superior language in textbooks, two research instruments were used. The main one was van Dijk’s (2003) and Fairclough’s (2003) strategies for ideological discourse analysis, which were applied to a selection of 36 excerpts from books. The second research instrument consisted of two different self-completion questionnaires that were administered to students and teachers of English in order to establish their level of awareness in connection with the reproduction of the discourse of English linguistic imperialism in course books for adult students. The scrutiny of the text selection illustrate how the dominant discourse is reproduced and asserted, and the extent to which it is in agreement with Phillipson’s (1992) tripartite definition of what English is, has and does. The results of the questionnaires to students and teachers of English show that most students and teachers are aware of the reproduction of the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism in textbooks. The results also seem to suggest that teachers may believe in such discourse and they might actively reproduce it as well. In conclusion, not only is the dominant discourse of English linguistic imperialism traceable in the ten course books that were scrutinized, but it is also interwoven with the classroom practices of the agents involved in the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.Fil: Surace, Marina Antonela. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Villa María. Carrera Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, Argentina.Moglia, Patricia2022-12-07T21:43:39Z2022-12-07T21:43:39Z2021-08-10info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_7a1finfo:ar-repo/semantics/tesisDeGradopdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12272/7379enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-12-07T21:43:39Zhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternacionalAtribución (Attribution - BY) No comercial (Non Commercial - NC) Sin obras derivadas (No Derivate Works - ND) Compartir igual (Share Alike - SA)reponame:Repositorio Institucional Abierto (UTN)instname:Universidad Tecnológica Nacional2026-09-24T12:45:29Zoai:ria.utn.edu.ar:20.500.12272/7379instacron:UTNInstitucionalhttp://ria.utn.edu.ar/Universidad públicaNo correspondehttp://ria.utn.edu.ar/oaigestionria@rec.utn.edu.ar; fsuarez@rec.utn.edu.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:a2026-09-24 12:45:29.725Repositorio Institucional Abierto (UTN) - Universidad Tecnológica Nacionalfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
title The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
spellingShingle The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
Surace, Marina Antonela
English language
Textbooks
Linguistic imperialism
Teaching
Discourse
title_short The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
title_full The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
title_fullStr The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
title_full_unstemmed The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
title_sort The representation of english in elt course books: a discourse-based analysis of course books for adult learners of english
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Surace, Marina Antonela
author Surace, Marina Antonela
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Moglia, Patricia
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv English language
Textbooks
Linguistic imperialism
Teaching
Discourse
topic English language
Textbooks
Linguistic imperialism
Teaching
Discourse
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This study investigates the ways in which the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism as theorized by Phillipson (1992) is reproduced in ten English Language Teaching course books for adult learners of English in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. With the purpose of proving the extent to which English is represented as a superior language in textbooks, two research instruments were used. The main one was van Dijk’s (2003) and Fairclough’s (2003) strategies for ideological discourse analysis, which were applied to a selection of 36 excerpts from books. The second research instrument consisted of two different self-completion questionnaires that were administered to students and teachers of English in order to establish their level of awareness in connection with the reproduction of the discourse of English linguistic imperialism in course books for adult students. The scrutiny of the text selection illustrate how the dominant discourse is reproduced and asserted, and the extent to which it is in agreement with Phillipson’s (1992) tripartite definition of what English is, has and does. The results of the questionnaires to students and teachers of English show that most students and teachers are aware of the reproduction of the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism in textbooks. The results also seem to suggest that teachers may believe in such discourse and they might actively reproduce it as well. In conclusion, not only is the dominant discourse of English linguistic imperialism traceable in the ten course books that were scrutinized, but it is also interwoven with the classroom practices of the agents involved in the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.
Fil: Surace, Marina Antonela. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Villa María. Carrera Licenciatura en Lengua Inglesa, Argentina.
description This study investigates the ways in which the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism as theorized by Phillipson (1992) is reproduced in ten English Language Teaching course books for adult learners of English in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. With the purpose of proving the extent to which English is represented as a superior language in textbooks, two research instruments were used. The main one was van Dijk’s (2003) and Fairclough’s (2003) strategies for ideological discourse analysis, which were applied to a selection of 36 excerpts from books. The second research instrument consisted of two different self-completion questionnaires that were administered to students and teachers of English in order to establish their level of awareness in connection with the reproduction of the discourse of English linguistic imperialism in course books for adult students. The scrutiny of the text selection illustrate how the dominant discourse is reproduced and asserted, and the extent to which it is in agreement with Phillipson’s (1992) tripartite definition of what English is, has and does. The results of the questionnaires to students and teachers of English show that most students and teachers are aware of the reproduction of the hegemonic discourse of English linguistic imperialism in textbooks. The results also seem to suggest that teachers may believe in such discourse and they might actively reproduce it as well. In conclusion, not only is the dominant discourse of English linguistic imperialism traceable in the ten course books that were scrutinized, but it is also interwoven with the classroom practices of the agents involved in the teaching and learning of English as a foreign language.
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