Language, Ideology and Education

Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen is Associate professor in applied linguistics at the Institute of Education, University of Reading, UK. Csilla Weninger is Assistant Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the National Institute of Education, Singapore.

• Part 1 1.Introduction: Ideology and the Politics of Language Textbooks Editors 2.The Cultural Politics of Language Textbooks in the Era of Globalization Claire Kramsch & Kimberly Vinall 3.The Politics of Instructional Materials for English for Young Learners Bessie Dendrinos 4.Analyzing Culture in Foreign/Second Language Textbooks: Methodological and Conceptual Issues Csilla Weninger & Tamás Kiss Part 2 5.Educating Citizens in the Foreign Language Classroom: Missed Opportunities in a Colombian EFL Textbook Gillian Moss, Norma Barletta, Diana Chamorro & Jorge Mizuno 6.Ideologies of Monoculturalism in Confucius Institute Textbooks:A Corpus-based Critical Analysis Huaqing Hong & Xianzhong He 7.Contrasting Arabic and Hebrew Textbooks in Israel: A Focus on Culture Iair G.Or & Elana Shohamy Part 3 8.Ideological Tensions and Contradictions in Lower Primary English Teaching Materials in Singapore Xiao Lan Curdt-Christiansen 9.Creating a Multilingual/multicultural Space in Japanese EFL: A Critical Analysis of Discursive Practices within a New Language Education Policy Sachiko Horii 10.Ideologies in Primary English Textbooks in China Qiao Ping 11.Digital Textbooks and the Politics of Content Enrichment in EFL Textbooks Bessie Mitsikopoulou 12.Cultural Content Matters: A Critical Sociology of Language and Literacy Curriculum Allan Luke

"Language, Ideology and Education: The Politics of Textbooks in Language Education breaks new ground in adding to our understanding of the role of textbooks in the ideological context of the foreign language classroom... It is a book that should be read by all current and future foreign language educators." -- Timothy Reagan, Nazarbayev University