Construction of english, the: culture, consumerism and promotion in the elt global coursebook
Auteur :
Gray, J.
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781137507242
Date de publication :
29 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book takes the view that ELT global coursebooks, in addition to being curriculum artefacts, are also highly wrought cultural artefacts which seek to make English mean in highly selective ways and it argues that the textual construction (and imaging) of English parallels the processes of commodity promotion more generally.