Language textbooks in the era of neoliberalism / Pau Bori.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Bori, Pau, author.

Series:

• Language, society, and political economy
• Language, society and political economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Language and languages--Study and teaching--Political aspects.
• Neoliberalism--Political aspects.
• Languages, Modern--Textbooks.
• Catalan language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English.
• English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--Catalan.
• Applied linguistics.
• English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
• Catalan language.
• Languages, Modern.
• Neoliberalism.
• Language and languages--Study and teaching.

Genre:

• Textbooks -- for foreign speakers.
• Textbooks.

Physical Description:

196 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.

Contents:

• Introduction
• A short history of foreign language education in Europe
• Critical research on language textbooks
• Analyzing textbooks from a political economy perspective
• The Catalan context
• social class in textbooks
• The World of work: Constructing an entrepreneurial identity
• The World of housing: Creating a neoliberal fairytale
• Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 9781138223196
• 1138223190

OCLC:

1007759016