Anàlisi crítica de llibres de text de català per a no catalanoparlants adults en temps de neoliberalisme
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Cassany, Daniel
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Bori, P. Anàlisi crítica de llibres de text de català per a no catalanoparlants adults en temps de neoliberalisme. Universitat Pompeu Fabra; 2015. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/350798
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Programa de doctorat en Traducció i Ciències del Llenguatge
Abstract
Aquesta tesi estudia llibres de text per a no catalanoparlants adults publicats entre 2005 i 2015 des d’una perspectiva crítica. Els dos objectius principals són: (a) explorar de quina forma el context macro influencia la naturalesa dels materials objecte d’estudi, i (b) examinar la relació entre el contingut dels llibres i les condicions socioeconòmiques de l’actual fase del capitalisme. Per assolir el primer objectiu, fem una anàlisi crítica de l’evolució de l’ensenyament i materials de llengües estrangeres en relació amb el seu context macro. L’estudi suggereix que les polítiques del Consell d’Europa tenen un gran impacte en l’ensenyament de llengües estrangeres, i també en els llibres de català per a no catalanoparlants adults. Aquesta institució ha promogut l’ensenyament comunicatiu d’una llengua instrumental amb un seguit de projectes que han dut a un accelerat procés d’estandardització, centralització i homogeneïtzació de l’ensenyament i els materials didàctics. Les propostes del Consell d’Europa s’han desenvolupat en sintonia amb l’esperit mercantilista que el neoliberalisme propugna per a totes les esferes de la vida. Per atènyer el segon objectiu, es desenvolupa una anàlisi quantitativa del contingut del corpus seguida d’una de més interpretativa centrada en els móns de la feina, els viatges i l’habitatge. Els resultats apunten que les pràctiques i valors neoliberals solen aparèixer des d’una perspectiva positiva, com a fenòmens naturals, sense que s’hi mencionin aspectes negatius o limitacions. Els llibres, a més, proposen un tipus d’activitats que podrien contribuir a desenvolupar entre els aprenents els rols de consumidors i treballadors emprenedors i flexibles que l’ordre socioeconòmic vigent requereix.
This thesis studies contemporary course books for Catalan as a foreign language published from 2005 to 2015 from a critical perspective. Two main objectives of this study are: (a) to describe in what way the macro context influences the nature of the studied materials, and (b) to examine the relationship between the content of the course books and the socio-economical conditions in the latest phase of capitalism. In order to accomplish the first objective, the study explores the ways foreign and second language learning processes and textbook design evolved relating them to the wider macro context. The study suggests that the language policies from the Council of Europe have a major impact on foreign language teaching in Europe and are subsequently influencing on curriculum and course book design of Catalan as a foreign language. This institution has been actively involved in creation and promotion of the communicative language teaching with the emphasis on instrumental language. It has also been a firm promoter of the processes of standardization, centralization and homogenization of foreign language learning and course book design. The Council of Europe’s projects for language learning, have been developed in accord with the mercantilist spirit of neoliberalism that extends to all spheres of live. To accomplish the second objective a quantitative analysis of the corpus was developed followed by a more interpretative one centered on the topics of work, housing and travel. The results suggest that practices and values of neoliberalism usually appear in a positive, naturalized way without mentioning their negative aspects or limitations. Moreover, the course books analyzed propose activities which support and develop the roles of consumers and entrepreneurs in students that the current economic order requires.
This thesis studies contemporary course books for Catalan as a foreign language published from 2005 to 2015 from a critical perspective. Two main objectives of this study are: (a) to describe in what way the macro context influences the nature of the studied materials, and (b) to examine the relationship between the content of the course books and the socio-economical conditions in the latest phase of capitalism. In order to accomplish the first objective, the study explores the ways foreign and second language learning processes and textbook design evolved relating them to the wider macro context. The study suggests that the language policies from the Council of Europe have a major impact on foreign language teaching in Europe and are subsequently influencing on curriculum and course book design of Catalan as a foreign language. This institution has been actively involved in creation and promotion of the communicative language teaching with the emphasis on instrumental language. It has also been a firm promoter of the processes of standardization, centralization and homogenization of foreign language learning and course book design. The Council of Europe’s projects for language learning, have been developed in accord with the mercantilist spirit of neoliberalism that extends to all spheres of live. To accomplish the second objective a quantitative analysis of the corpus was developed followed by a more interpretative one centered on the topics of work, housing and travel. The results suggest that practices and values of neoliberalism usually appear in a positive, naturalized way without mentioning their negative aspects or limitations. Moreover, the course books analyzed propose activities which support and develop the roles of consumers and entrepreneurs in students that the current economic order requires.
Keywords
Llibre de text, Neoliberalisme, Català com a llengua estrangera, Ensenyament i aprenentatge de llengües estrangeres, Lingüística aplicada, Pedagogia crítica, Teoria crítica, Anàlisi crítica del discurs, Textbook, Neoliberalism, Catalan as a Foreign Language, Foreign language learning and teaching, Applied Linguistics, Critical Pedagogy, Critical Theory, Critical Discourse Analysis
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra
