The Role of English
in Transforming Socio-Cultural Identities and the Implications on the Design
and Implementation of English Curriculum
Anita Lie
The recent discourses among
scholars, researchers, and educators in the area of Teaching English to
Speakers of Other Languages reveal a thought-provoking ambivalence pertaining
to the role of English in many parts of the world. English has become the
language of the elite in many developing countries and tends to perpetuate the
social stratification in the community. The study of English has also been
viewed as a form of cultural and linguistic imperialism of the West. Within
this context, several issues have emerged in the English curriculum design and
implementation, namely the impact of globalization, the diversity of the
classrooms, the need to balance the diversity and universality, and the study
of English as a foreign or second language in multicultural societies,
particularly in Indonesia in the context of its becoming a truly global
language. The discussion will focus on the role of English in transforming
socio-cultural identities and the implications on the design and implementation
of the English curriculum
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Lie, A. (2003). Peran bahasa Inggris dalam pembentukan identitas sosiokultural dan implikasinya bagi desain dan
implementasi kurikulum bahasa Inggris [The role of
English in Transforming socio-cultural identities and the implications on the
design and implementation of English curriculum]. Linguistik
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