Imperialism Ideology Represented in English Language Teaching Textbooks: A Literature Review
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Cultural Imperialism, Ideology, Linguistic Imperialism, TextbooksAbstract
Recently, considerable literature has grown up around the theme of imperialism traced in society. This paper systematically reviews the data for imperialism instilled in English Language Teaching (ELT) textbooks based on some studies, aiming to provide a reference for those who are concerned in the educational field, especially in English teaching-learning. Due to practical constraints, this paper cannot provide a comprehensive review of the whole kinds of imperialism; it will merely focus on the linguistic and cultural imperialism found in textbooks. The main issues addressed in this paper are the implementation of imperialism in ELT textbooks taken from Asia, especially in Indonesia contexts which are then followed by the effects of imperialism itself and how teachers overcome the issue so that it does not become a serious threat to students who learn English using ELT textbooks. In the end, the author concludes that imperialism ideology is still embedded in various ELT textbooks in Asia including Indonesia.
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