Non-Anglo-Centrism in Indonesian ELT Textbooks

DOI

10.2991/icamr-18.2019.38How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Critical discourse analysis; ELT textbook; EIL; ideology; non-Anglo-centrism

Abstract

Non-Anglo-centrism is a term coined in this study to refer to the superiority that non-Anglophone, developing western countries have upon non-western countries. The objective of the study is examining to what extent is non-Anglo-centrism embedded in ELT textbooks for senior high school students in Indonesia. The textbooks were developed by local English teachers, supervised and published by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia. The study focuses on analyzing critical elements in the passages in the textbooks. Fifty-nine passages were analyzed quantitatively using Moran’s [1] cultural dimensions and qualitatively using a set of guideline questions developed from Fairclough’s [2] three dimensions of discourse analysis. The findings show that non-Anglo-centrism is found to be minor ideology embedded in two passages. Out of five dimensions (Products, Practices, Perspectives, Persons, Communities), only products are found in the passages. The results are presented descriptively with assorted excerpts from the selected passage followed by illustrated scenario and discussions for each excerpt. Suggestions on how to lessen non-Anglo-centrism transfer are presented on the conclusion.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Satwika Nindya Kirana
AU  - Phongsakorn Methitham
PY  - 2019/04
DA  - 2019/04
TI  - Non-Anglo-Centrism in Indonesian ELT Textbooks
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advanced Multidisciplinary Research (ICAMR 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 148
EP  - 151
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/icamr-18.2019.38
DO  - 10.2991/icamr-18.2019.38
ID  - Kirana2019/04
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