This book presents a new and comprehensive framework for the analysis of representations of culture, society and the world in textbooks for foreign and second language learning. The framework is transferable to other kinds of learning materials and to other subjects. The framework distinguishes between five approaches: national studies, citizenship education studies, cultural studies, postcolonial studies and transnational studies. In a series of concrete analyses, the book illustrates how one can describe and uncover representations of the world in textbooks for English, German, French, Spanish, Danish and Esperanto. Each analysis is accompanied by suggestions of possible supplements and changes. The book points to the need for language learning materials to deal seriously with knowledge about the world, including its diversities and problems.
Table of Content
Preface
Chapter 1. Representations of the World
Chapter 2. Culture in Textbook Analyses around the World
Chapter 3. National Studies
Chapter 4. Citizenship Education Studies
Chapter 5. Cultural Studies
Chapter 6. Postcolonial Studies
Chapter 7. Transnational Studies
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Textbooks Selected
Appendix 2: Survey Corpus
Appendix 3: List of Photos from Textbooks
References
Author Index
Subject Index
About the author
Karen Risager is Professor Emerita in Cultural Encounters, Roskilde University, Denmark. Her research field is language and intercultural education from a transnational and global perspective. She has published widely, including Representations of the World in Language Textbooks (Multilingual Matters, 2018).
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