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From EFL to English as an International and Scientific Language: Analysing Taiwan's High-School English Textbooks in the Period 1952-2009

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: From EFL to English as an International and Scientific Language: Analysing Taiwan's High-School English Textbooks in the Period 1952-2009
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Ke, I-Chung
المصدر: Language, Culture and Curriculum. 2012 25(2):173-187.
الإتاحة: Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 15
تاريخ النشر: 2012
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Descriptors: Textbook Content, Textbooks, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, High Schools, Role, Social Change, Political Influences, Second Language Instruction, Intercultural Communication, Language Role, Scientific Research
مصطلحات جغرافية: Taiwan
DOI: 10.1080/07908318.2012.683530
تدمد: 0790-8318
مستخلص: Using both quantitative and qualitative content analysis of Taiwan's high-school English textbooks, this study aimed to investigate the projected roles of English in Taiwan's high-school English textbooks over the past 50 years. A total of 1072 lessons from 14 textbook versions dating from 1952 to 2009 were analysed. The results show that the percentages of Anglo-American lessons peaked in the 1970s at 56% and gradually declined to 30% in 2009. The percentages of local lessons peaked in the late 1990s at 14%, but dropped to 6% in 2009. These changes correspond to the socio-political changes in Taiwan. Intercultural and universal lessons increased steadily through the years and appear likely to be the main types of English lessons in the future. The genres in the textbook lessons changed from those of literature and morality lessons to neutral explanations and scientised text. The subtext of "idealized model of society" hidden in Taiwan's high-school English textbooks gradually shifted from that of American society to that of a world society, manifesting the changing role of English in Taiwan from a foreign language to an international and scientific language. (Contains 3 tables and 5 figures.)
Abstractor: As Provided
Number of References: 26
Entry Date: 2012
رقم الأكسشن: EJ969625
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:0790-8318
DOI:10.1080/07908318.2012.683530