Pau Bori

Language Textbooks in the era of Neoliberalism

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Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9780367735203
• ISBN-10: 0367735202
• Artikelnr.: 69890202

Autorenporträt

Pau Bori is Lecturer in Catalan Studies at the University of Belgrade. He is interested in language education and language teaching materials, examining both from a political economy perspective. He has published papers in various journals and contributed chapters to books of collected articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Chapter 1, Introduction
Chapter 2, A Short History of Foreign Language Education in Europe
Chapter 3, Critical Research on Language Textbooks
Chapter 4, Analyzing Textbooks from a Political Economy Perspective
Chapter 5, The Catalan Context
Chapter 6, Social Class in Textbooks
Chapter 7, The World of Work: Constructing an Entrepreneurial Identity
Chapter 8, The World of Housing: Creating a Neoliberal Fairytale
Chapter 9, Conclusions
References
Index