This book examines the complexities of the multiple discourses, texts and voices that are embedded in teaching and learning materials from different language contexts. Each chapter addresses important issues related to what constitutes legitimate knowledge, the politics of learning materials, global cultural awareness, competing ideologies, and the development of multilingual literacies. The book is primarily addressed to those who teach and research in the areas of Foreign Language Education, TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Language Policy, Critical Pedagogy, and Textual Cultures. Although the book is focused on textbook and materials analysis, rather than evaluation, most chapters will discuss implications for curriculum design and materials developmentand therefore will be relevant to scholars working in those fields. -- This book examines the complexities of the multiple discourses, texts and voices that are embedded in teaching and learning materials from different language contexts. Each chapter addresses important issues related to what constitutes legitimate knowledge, the politics of learning materials, global cultural awareness, competing ideologies, and the development of multilingual literacies. Language, Ideology and Education: The Politics of Textbooks in Language Education comprehensively surveys theoretical perspectives, methodological issues in the teaching of both dominant and non-dominant languages. In particular, it looks at:The Cultural Politics of Language Textbooks in the Era of GlobalizationThe Politics of Instructional Materials for English for Young LearnersEducating Citizens in the Foreign Language Classroom: Missed Opportunities in a Colombian EFL TextbookIdeological Tensions and Contradictions in Lower Primary English Teaching Materials in SingaporeCreating a Multilingual/multicultural Space in Japanese EFL: A Critical Analysis of Discursive Practices within a New Language Education PolicyThe book is primarily addressed to those who teach and research in the areas of Foreign Language Education, TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Language Policy, Critical Pedagogy, and Textual Cultures. Although the book is focused on textbook and materials analysis, rather than evaluation, most chapters will discuss implications for curriculum design and materials development and therefore will be relevant to scholars working in those fields.
