Deconstructing Innercirclism: A Critical Exploration of Multimodal Discourse in an English as a Foreign Language Textbook

Autor/in	Smith, Christopher
Titel	Deconstructing Innercirclism: A Critical Exploration of Multimodal Discourse in an English as a Foreign Language Textbook
Quelle	In: Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 44 (2023) 1, S.88-105 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Smith, Christopher)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0159-6306
DOI	10.1080/01596306.2021.1963212
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Social Justice; Power Structure; Textbooks; Discourse Analysis; Content Analysis; Ideology; Audiences; Units of Study; Language Variation; Language Attitudes; Native Speakers; Teaching Methods; Developing Nations; Developed Nations; Cross Cultural Studies + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Diskursanalyse; Inhaltsanalyse; Ideologie; Spectator; Zuschauer; Lerneinheit; Sprachenvielfalt; Sprachverhalten; Muttersprachler; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich
Abstract	English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers and students are often pressured to use generic, globally published textbooks featuring 'inner-circle' social realities. While some studies look at specific instances of content that socially marginalizes their intended audiences, few attempt comprehensive examinations of the multimodal ensembles on each opened page. Inspired by critical discourse studies that problematize some textbooks as vehicles for social injustice, this study features a novel, critical multimodal analysis process (CMAP) to look closer at the discourse in a popular textbook, asking: (1) What power relations and ideologies are harbored in the multimodal discourse? (2) What dominant narratives do the lessons appear to teach? After analyzing six units of lessons in a popular, globally published EFL textbook, CMAP reveals dominant inner-circle perspectives and othering, to which this study collectively labels innercirclism. Considering globally published EFL textbooks continue to be a popular choice for academic programs in expanding circle nations, the implications of this study suggest innercirclism diminishes the pedagogical vision of the teacher to ensure the value of their students' investment in English language learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01