How well do ELT textbooks prepare students to use English in global contexts? An evaluation of the Vietnamese English textbooks from an English as an international language (EIL) perspective
How well do ELT textbooks prepare students to use English in global contexts? An evaluation of the Vietnamese English textbooks from an English as an international language (EIL) perspective
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ELT 教科书如何帮助学生在全球环境中使用英语？
DOI：
10.1080/13488678.2020.1717794
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发表时间：
2020
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影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Thị Hồng Phương Cao
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作者：
Thi Minh Khue Nguyen;Roby Marlina;Thị Hồng Phương Cao
摘要 为了响应将不断变化的英语社会语言现实纳入课堂实践的呼声，教科书可以作为一个强大的工具，为学习者提供世界英语知识和跨文化交流技能。本文探讨了越南本地制作的一套英语教科书在多大程度上面向英语作为国际语言（EIL）的教学法，并为学生使用英语进行跨文化交流做好了准备。研究结果表明，尽管国际交流可能涉及广泛的全球英语用户，但这些书籍往往只注重让学生使用英语与英语国家的英语用户进行交流，因此只能部分满足学习者在现实世界中的多种交际需求。我们的研究结果强调了在 ELT 材料开发和使用中转向以 EIL 为导向的方法的重要性，以及促进多语言和全球化话语以及避免意识形态偏见的重要性。
ABSTRACT In response to the calls to incorporate the changing sociolinguistic reality of English in classroom practices, textbooks can serve as a powerful tool for equipping learners with knowledge of world Englishes and intercultural communication skills. This article explores the extent to which a set of locally produced English textbooks in Vietnam have oriented towards the English as an international language (EIL)-informed pedagogy and prepared students to use English for intercultural communication. The findings indicate that despite the fact that international communication may involve a broad spectrum of global English users, the books tend to focus merely on preparing students to use English for communication with Anglophone English users, thus only partially meeting the learners’ multiple communicative needs in the real world. Our findings highlight the importance of moving towards an EIL oriented approach in ELT materials development and use, as well as promoting discourses of multilingualism and globalization, and avoiding ideological biases.