The Construction of New Political Identities through the Internationally Distributed English Learning Textbooks

Autor/in	Varzande, Mohsen
Titel	The Construction of New Political Identities through the Internationally Distributed English Learning Textbooks
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 8 (2015) 2, S.101-108 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Textbook Content; Textbook Research; English (Second Language); English Instruction; Instructional Material Evaluation; Political Influences; Political Socialization; Foreign Culture; Foreign Language Books; Foreign Policy; International Education; International Educational Exchange + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrbuchtext; Schulbuchforschung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Politische Sozialisation; Fremdes; Außenpolitik; Internationale Erziehung; Internationaler Austausch
Abstract	Today, English education is very important but language learning has long been challenged since learning a second language is not only the mastery of its forms but also a process of identity construction and self-positioning in the second language. A review of recent studies shows that the cultural effects of learning English in the internationally distributed textbooks of English learning has been the main research interest while the construction of new political identities through these book series has not been sufficiently noticed. The present study aimed to investigate the construction of new political identities in learners through reading the internationally distributed English learning textbooks. Paying attention to the variety of subjects in these books have caused the researchers, and readers to ignore some political aspects embedded in these books which try to politically marginalize certain countries through their content and impose political hegemony as well as cultural hegemony on readers. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01