Constructing English as a Ugandan Language through an English Textbook

Autor/in	Stranger-Johannessen, Espen
Titel	Constructing English as a Ugandan Language through an English Textbook
Quelle	In: Language, Culture and Curriculum, 28 (2015) 2, S.126-142 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8318
DOI	10.1080/07908318.2014.987296
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; Second Language Instruction; Secondary School Students; Communicative Competence (Languages); Intercultural Communication; Textbooks; Semiotics; Content Analysis; Nationalism; Teaching Methods; Uganda + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Sekundarschüler; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Semiotik; Inhaltsanalyse; Nationalismus; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	English is a national language in Uganda and is widely used in elite areas such as politics and business, but most Ugandans master English to only a limited degree. In this situation, English can be seen as either a foreign language or a second language--influencing how English is taught. One goal of language teaching espoused in this article is for students to develop intercultural communicative competence, and the article discusses the extent to which text and images invite conversations and discussions on culture and English as an international language. The framework for analysis is Weninger and Kiss's [2013. "Culture in English as a foreign language (EFL) textbooks: A semiotic approach." "TESOL Quarterly." doi:10.1002/tesq.87] framework for a Peircean semiotic approach to textual and visual analysis, and the material chosen for the study is a Ugandan English secondary textbook. The textbook has few references to foreign culture or English as an international language, and these references do not lend themselves to critical or exploratory queries or discussions on these issues. This paucity can be seen as an expression of the desire to emphasise English as a Ugandan language, and as such the textbook serves nationalistic purposes, a finding shared by other research. Teachers should be cognisant of the potential of images for spurring curiosity and discussions in the classroom. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01