Neoliberal Foreign Language Education: The Search for Alternatives

Autor/inn/en	Bori, Pau; Canale, Germán
Titel	Neoliberal Foreign Language Education: The Search for Alternatives
Quelle	In: Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 19 (2022) 4, S.307-316 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1542-7587
DOI	10.1080/15427587.2022.2090362
Schlagwörter	Neoliberalism; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Educational Change; Teaching Methods; Educational Philosophy; Standards; Commercialization; Cross Cultural Studies; Criticism; Language Attitudes; Language Skills; Knowledge Economy; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); South Korea; Iran; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Standard; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Kritik; Sprachverhalten; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Korea; Republik; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	In the past decades, neoliberalism has permeated (foreign) language education, as has been discussed by critical research in the fields of: curriculum theory, applied linguistics, discourse analysis, language policy, language assessment, to name a few. Despite the fact that research on foreign language education and neoliberalism is certainly growing, less attention has been paid to actual "ways out" or alternatives to neoliberal foreign language education. This introductory paper delineates the domain and scope of the present Special Issue entitled "Alternatives to Neoliberal Foreign Language Education." The paper critically discusses three discourses/processes that are key to understanding the effects of neoliberalism in language education worldwide: "language as skill," "standardization and profit," and "devaluing education." Then, it moves to briefly introduce each of the four remaining papers, which critically discuss alternatives to neoliberal foreign language education in different countries. The full issue hopes to contribute to critical research in the field of foreign language education and neoliberalism but, more importantly, to the search for feasible alternatives that help us move from "negative critique" of the current situation of foreign language education to actual "praxis" with a view to transforming it. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01